Effect of consumption of food cooked in iron pots on iron status and growth of young children: a randomised trial.

IRON implements; IRON deficiency anemia in children; PHYSIOLOGICAL effects of iron; CHILDREN'S health; HEALTH; PREVENTION

Presents research studying the physiological effects of consuming food cooked in iron pots. Need to control iron-deficiency anemia in developing countries; Such anemia as the most common form of malnutrition; Methods; Findings; Health of Ethiopian children whose food was cooked in either iron or aluminum pots; Benefits of providing iron pots for households in developing countries.