Children who are breastfed suffer more from anemia

Children who are in the first six months of breastfeeding, much less likely to suffer from intestinal infections, but may suffer from a lack of iron in the body, according to Canadian researchers. Scientists from the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta (Canada), a study carried out with the participation of 154 mothers and their children. The study was conducted in Mexico. The participants were divided into three groups. These groups also breastfed children, mixed and artificial feeding. In the first group, the incidence of intestinal infections by 18% to 33%, was compared in the second and third groups. Then, in children between 6 months samples were collected. It was found that most had little iron in the blood of children whose mothers are suffering from such a deficit (22% vs. 4% of children in the other groups). Compared with the artificial breast milk foods are poorer in iron content. Lack of iron in the blood can lead to anemia. It should be noted that the data from this study and some previous relevant in countries with low per capita income, where the degree of anemia in pregnant women and mothers in general remains high in comparison to countries like the U.S. .