Grant: Operating Grant
University of Manitoba
$348,597.00
Assessment of Complementary Feeding of Canadian Infants
FY 2011-12
Summary
Infants in Canada are traditionally fed iron fortified rice cereals as their first food. Newly recommended first foods for infants like meat also contain a lot of iron. It may be that the high levels of iron in these foods affect the gut. We will examine 120 infants during early infancy to see if excess iron intake that resides in the gut generates free radicals. This is a concern as many adult disease have a basis in free radical generation that are not manageable. If our hypothesis is correct this will have huge implications for the health of Canadians.
Department
Program
Operating Grant
Recipient
Location
Manitoba, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
CIHR Funding Decisions Database
As published
Id
237585
Name
Friel James K
Region
Manitoba
Country
Canada
Orgtype
Institution Paid; Research Institution
Instname2
Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes
Theme2
Clinical
Prcname2
Nutrition, Food & Health
Projecttitle
Assessment of Complementary Feeding of Canadian Infants
Programtype2
Operating Grants
Orgnameinp2
University of Manitoba
Cihramount2
$348,597
Cihrequipment2
$0
Programname2
Operating Grant
Keyworddelim
Infant Nutrition
Abstract
Infants in Canada are traditionally fed iron fortified rice cereals as their first food. Newly recommended first foods for infants like meat also contain a lot of iron. It may be that the high levels of iron in these foods affect the gut. We will examine 120 infants during early infancy to see if excess iron intake that resides in the gut generates free radicals. This is a concern as many adult disease have a basis in free radical generation that are not manageable. If our hypothesis is correct this will have huge implications for the health of Canadians.
Competitiondate
201109
Approvedterm2
3 yrs 0 mth
Pinamesdelim
Friel, James K
Approvedterm
3 ans 0 mois
Cihrcontribution2
~ $348,597~ $0~
