Nutritional Anemias

Summarizes current knowlege of the prevalence, causes, and consequences of nutritional anemias and proposes practical guidelines for prevention and treatment. Specific recommendations are offered for combatting problems prevalent in industrialized and developing countries.

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Written by an international group of clinicians and nutritional scientists, this volume summarizes knowledge of the prevalence, causes, and consequences of nutritional anemias and proposes practical guidelines for prevention and treatment. The contributors detail strategies for managing anemias due to deficiencies of iron, copper, folic acid, and vitamins B12, E, and A and nutritional anemias complicated by infections or malaria. Specific recommendations are offered for combatting problems prevalent in industrialized and developing countries; meeting the nutritional needs of pregnant women; and correcting anemias in full-term and preterm infants by use of supplements, modified formulas, and erythropoietin therapy. The book also describes methods for iron deficiency screening, planning meals to maximize absorption of dietary iron, and improving the iron fortification of foods.