ALCOHOL AND DRUG
abuse on the North Shore will
be under the spotlight next

Wednesday, February 8, at a-

Public. “town. ,Meeting’*- in
° ‘West: ‘Vancouver: ” .

“Mayor Derrick: Humphreys
the meeting is scheduled. for
oy i 30/p.m. in West Van Seni

‘Secondary School.

- Presentations on the: local
. alcohol and drug abuse: pro-

IRON DEFICIENCY is one
of the most common nutri-
tional deficiencies in the
world. Infants and. young
children face a ‘special ‘visk oF:
developing iron ‘deficiency.
(IDA) because they are grow-

ing rapidly and do not always * a

eat a variety of foods.

‘Milk does not cause 4DA,
but it has-been implicated in-
its development in infants

and young children. Ex- *

cessive milk-drinking or over-

consumption of any food at.

the expense of ironrich foods
may lead to an iron
' deficiency. .

Among healthy | “infants,
IDA can be avoided by as-
suring an adequate iron in-
take. Regular cow’s ‘milk
contains only a small amount
of iron and generally is not
recommended in early infan-
cy. -Pediatricians. usually

recommend that young in-.

fants who are not breast-fed
be fed iron-fortified formulas
or an evaporated milk dict.
that can be supplemented
with iron. Breast milk con-
tains about the same amount
of iron as cow’s milk (0.5 to
1.0 mglitre). While the iron in
breast milk is casily absorb-
ed, it still may not meet the
infant’s needs. Iron supple-

at Lions Gate Hospital, Dr.
Allan Connelly, a leading

provincial . authority on the -
problem, Dr. Clem Williams,
“and a senior family physician,

fine ae to Dr.

average of 50 per cent of all:
admissions to Lions Gate:
Bospeal ‘ak the. present. time :

‘When whole cow’s milk is
introduced in the diet, it

-should be part of a nutri-

tionally balanced feeding

pin that includes iron-rich

foods. Once solids are intro-.
duced, a variety of foods can
meet the baby’s iron needs:
They. ‘include _iron-fortified

Es cereals, egg yolks, meat, fish

™ and prune juice. Foods that

contain vitamin C aid the ab-

Sorption — “of iron when fed

‘along’ with iron-containing

“foods,

A:small percentage of in:

fants are: allergic to cow’s |

milk protein and may de-

“velop gastrointestinal blood
_ loss.as a Symptom. IDA may -

occur in conjunction with
this problem. Milk allergy
and blood loss are often
blamed in the introduction of

whole cow’s milk too early in |

infancy.

Cow’s milk becomes an in-
tegral part of the baby’s
nutritionally balanced dict by
about six months of age. The
U.S. Department of
Agriculture recommends
children drink three cight-
ounce servings of milk daily.

Patricia McClinton, M.Sc.,
R.P.Dt., is a autrition com-
munications specialist
employed by the Dairy
Burean of Canada.

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