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Abstract
Anemia is one of the most common and intractable
nutritional problems in the world today. It has consequences
on human health, social and economic development, and
associated with increased risk of morbidity and mortality,
especially in pregnant women and young children
Anemia is defined by the World Health Organization
as a condition in which the content of hemoglobin in the
blood is below normal levels for a given age, gender and
physiological condition due to a deficiency of one or more
essential nutrients among them iron, folic acid, Zinc, vitamin
B12 and proteins. Iron deficiency anemia is the most
common nutritional deficiency among children,
Iron deficiency anemia affects infants at an
increasingly earlier age. The growing magnitude of the
problem and its impact on child growth, mental and
psychomotor development, characterize iron depletion as a
major nutritional problem in early life stages
Prevalence of anemia in Egypt in infants is high
about 40.8% (0.4% severe, 17.9 % moderate and 22.5%
mild)
The problem is aggravated in early childhood due to
incorrect feeding habits, especially during weaning, when,
maternal milk is frequently replaced by food that is poor in
iron. Cow’s milk is an example. Despite the fact it presents
the same level of iron as maternal milk, its bioavailability is
low.