Iron deficiency and infant development.
It has been shown that iron-deficient anemic infants are not as successful in tests of mental and motor development as their iron-sufficient age-matched counterparts. A recent study has confirmed that iron intervention can reverse developmental delays, while placebo-treated anemic infants showed no such improvement. The etiology of the developmental delay and its effect on later performance remain to be elucidated.
Department of Nutrition, University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
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D000747:Anemia, Hypochromic / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002657:Child Development; D005296:Ferrous Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011596:Psychomotor Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*
D005296:Ferrous Compounds; D006454:Hemoglobins; C020748:ferrous sulfate