PEDIATRICS Vol. 62 No. 3 September 1978, pp. 440-441
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Human Milk and Iron Absorption

J. H. Brock 1

1 Fundación F. Cuenca Villoro, Instituto de Investigación, Bioquímica y de Nutrición, "D. Juan Carlos I" Gascón de Gotor, 4 Zaragoza, 6 Spain

In their study of iron absorption from human milk, simulated human milk, and proprietary formulas, McMillan et al. (Pediatrics 60:896, December 1977) reported that absorption was less efficient from the simulated human milk than from human milk, despite their "similar content of protein, lactose, fat, calcium, phosphorus, and ascorbic acid." However, the reported phosphorus content of the simulated human milk (23 mEq/liter) was in fact 64% higher than that given for human milk (14 mEq/liter).