The Influence of Intensive Nutritional Education on the Iron Status in Infants

Author:

Woźniak DagmaraORCID,Podgórski TomaszORCID,Krzyżanowska-Jankowska PatrycjaORCID,Dobrzyńska MałgorzataORCID,Wichłacz-Trojanowska Natalia,Przysławski Juliusz,Drzymała-Czyż SławomiraORCID

Abstract

Iron is an essential nutrient for a child’s proper development at every growth stage. It is crucial for the production of red blood and muscle cells, DNA replication, and the development of the brain, nervous and immune systems. Iron deficiency is the most common micronutrient deficiency in children worldwide. Despite widespread access to nutritional information for children, parents continue to make many feeding mistakes. This study aimed to assess whether any nutritional intervention would affect the iron status in children. The parents of 203 children were randomly assigned to one of two groups: the study group received intensive mobile nutritional education for a year, while the control group received no intervention. Blood tests were performed on both groups at the beginning of the study and one year later. The educational intervention resulted in statistically significantly higher levels of RBC (red blood cells; p = 0.020), HGB (haemoglobin; p = 0.039), HCT (haematocrit; p = 0.036), MCV (mean cell volume; p = 0.018) parameters and iron dietary intake (p ≤ 0.001). Even a non-targeted dietary intervention improves the iron status in children. As iron management is insufficient in most children, an iron-targeted nutritional intervention appears necessary.

Funder

Doctoral School Poznan University of Medical Sciences

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Food Science,Nutrition and Dietetics

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