Iron absorption during recovery from malnutrition.

Objective: In infants and children recovering from severe malnutrition, iron deficiency is common, and the ability to absorb iron during such recovery is uncertain. The objective of this study was to determine iron absorption during recovery from malnutrition.

Methods: During the later stages of recovery from malnutrition, erythrocyte incorporation of orally administered 58Fe was determined as a surrogate for iron absorption.

[Breast feeding habits in marginated neighborhoods in Guadalajara].

They were analyzed the reasons for avoiding or interrupting the breast feeding habits of infants. We included 701 pairs mother-child, who belonged to the marginal neighborhoods of Guadalajara City. Through an interview, it was gotten information about family, socioeconomic and demographic characteristics, and feeding patterns.