PEDIATRICS Vol. 48 No. 6 December 1971, pp. 1002-1003
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Iron Fortification of Milk (Continued)

Gerald D. Friedman M.D.1

1 6500 Fairmount Avenue, Suite 3, El Cerrito, California 94530

I am obliged to take issue with the recommendation of the Committee on Nutrition that all babies be fed iron fortified milk throughout the first year. I refer you to the Committee Report published in Pediatrics,1 in which a more reasonable policy is outlined. The Committee recommends and I quote directly, "The most effective way to prevent iron deficiency on a large scale is by an iron fortified dietary staple which can be begun by 6 weeks of age for infant consumption.