Question and Answers The answers to all the questions have been provided by Dr. Bhaskar Raju. Q1: As food allergies are increasing, what is the ideal time to start complementary feeding in the paediatric practice in particularly 5th, 6th and 7th months, when do you start? There is some evidence that starting solids before 4m…
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Iron is one of the important trace element found in human body that actively participates in various metabolic pathways, particularly erythropoiesis and neurodevelopmental processes.[1] Being an important micronutrient for neurodevelopment, dietary iron becomes an utmost vital nutritional component during infancy. Deficiency of dietary iron in early infancy/childhood results in depletion of iron stores in the…
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