Objective To investigate the effect of iron supplements and scientific feeding on infants with iron deficiency anemia（IDA）.Method 84cases of infants with IDA received in the health clinic of Tianjin Health Center for Women and Children were randomly divided into iron supplements and scientific feeding groups

42cases in each group.Iron supplements group were given iron dextran oral solution 2mg/（kg·d）

four weeks for a course of treatment;scientific feeding group were received the guidance of nutritional food recipe according to different ages of infants.Results After one month and three months

the effective rates of anemia treatment in the iron supplements group were higher than scientific feeding group（P<0.05）

but lower than scientific group after six-month treatment（P<0.05）.Conclusion IDA infants should be given the treatment of oral iron supplements in the early stage with the scientific feeding adjuvant therapy

and after correcting the anemic condition the use of iron supplements can be gradually reduced or stopped with the scientific feeding continuing.