Chanam Lee, Jeongjae Yoon, Xuemei Zhu
From sedentary to active school commute: Multi-level factors associated with travel mode shifts
Preventive medicine
prevent iron deficiency 2014 canadian recommendations healthy term infants 6 24 months recommend ironrich complementary foods meat meat alternatives 2 times day purpose study evaluate association meat meatalternative consumption iron status young children association red meat consumption iron status among children meeting recommendations healthy children aged 12 36 months recruited crosssectional study conducted meat meatalternative consumption measured using nutristep questionnaire adjusted multivariable regression analyses used evaluate association meat consumption serum ferritin iron deficiency serum ferritin 14 gl total 1043 children included seventythree percent children met recommended daily intake meat meat alternatives 66 ate red meat past 3 days eating meat meat alternatives associated serum ferritin 013 gl 95 confidence interval 005 031 p 16 associated decreased odds iron deficiency odds ratio 097 95 confidence interval 094 099 p 03 associations red meat consumption iron status statistically significant statistically significant covariates associated increased odds iron deficiency included longer breastfeeding duration daily cows milk intake 2 cups higher body mass index z score daily cows milk intake 2 cups longer breastfeeding duration higher body mass index z score modifiable risk factors associated iron deficiency eating meat according recommendations may promising additional target prevention iron deficiency early childhood