Background & Aims: The aim of the current study is to compare the effects of intermittent and daily intake of complementary iron on clinical indices of iron and zinc in the sera of pregnant women.
Materials & Methods: This study was done on 76 volunteer pregnant women who referred to some Health and
Results: Referring to the results of the current study, there were no meaningful differences in the studied factors between the groups, although TIBC, transferring saturation percent, and serum iron levels were lower in the group using complementary iron tablets periodically every other day than the group using every day. On the other hand, the serum level of zinc was significantly lower in the group using complementary iron periodically every other day than the group using every day (P < 0.03).
Conclusion: The results of this study show that we may be able to substitute every day administration of complementary iron to pregnant women by periodically every other day administration of it. So it could be considered as an appropriate alternative method for consumption of complementary iron tablets in preventing anemia in pregnant women that has the least effect in increasing absorption of other food stuffs including zinc
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