On 7/30 Linda Pohl mentioned a study by "Fomon, et al indicating less than 0.1% of the iron in the iron fortified cereals was bioavailable and they were inadequate for use as an iron supplement." I, too, have wondered why the general feeling exists that iron-fortified cereal is such a wonderful food for babies. I haven't read that particular study, but was under the impression that iron was much better absorbed (is that the word?) from food in which it occurs naturally than from food that has been artificially fortified. Could one of our dieticians clarify? Thanks. Becky Krumwiede, RN, IBCLC [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask]