Too old to drink milk make baby less iron?
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"We found that after one year, the longer the baby feeds her mother, the higher the risk for iron deficiency," said researcher Dr. Jonathan Maguire, a pediatrician from the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute at St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Canada.
The study, published online in the journal Pediatrics on April 15, the findings suggest an association between duration of breastfeeding children with their propensity to consume iron deficiency can cause anemia. Iron is an essential nutrient, especially for children. Iron is needed in the development of the nervous system and brain.
World Health Organization recommends exclusive breastfeeding for the child for six months, then introduce them to food ation supporters. Based on research, WHO allow breastfeeding to children aged two years or more.
Researchers looked at 1,650 children aged between one and six years with an average age of three years. No one is suffering from a rare disease. Yet they found a decrease in the level of iron as much as five percent of each additional month of lactation. Researchers also found the same in children who consume too much dairy cows.
"Cow's milk does not contain a lot of iron, for that breast milk is better for the child during the first year," Maguire said, as quoted by Health Day News (19/04).
Meanwhile, one of the doctors laRabida Children's Hospital in Chicago still recommends breast milk for the baby. According to him, the iron in the mother can be given to children more effectively to children growing up. After that, the need for iron increases and the child would have to be supported by other foods.
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