New publication alert!

Congratulations, Lulu, on the acceptance of your recent paper to the British Journal of Nutrition!

In this exploratory research, Lulu examined ferritin concentrations in cord blood obtained from BC Children’s Hospital Biobank. She found that female term infants had higher cord ferritin compared with males, suggesting sex-specific differences in iron transfer, acquisition and utilization. She also found that cord ferritin was higher with vaginal deliveries compared with caesarean sections. Ultimately, low iron status may be a concern among infants in Canada; however, further research is needed to inform appropriate thresholds to define optimal iron status in cord blood.

Full paper can be found here.

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