Oral iron can improve motor and language development in preschool children

Oral iron supplementation improves motor and language development in iron deficient preschool children. Iron deficiency anaemia is associated with defects in child development. Stoltzfus et al (p 1389) looked at the effects of iron supplementation, anthelmintic treatment, or both in preschool children in Zanzibar, where anaemia and geohelminth infections were prevalent. Iron supplementation in children with serious iron deficiency conferred important benefits to their motor and language development, even in communities where malaria is endemic and is a major cause of anaemia.

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Effects of iron supplementation and anthelmintic treatment on motor and language development of preschool children in Zanzibar: double blind, placebo controlled study

Rebecca J Stoltzfus, Jane D Kvalsvig, Hababu M Chwaya, Antonio Montresor, Marco Albonico, James M Tielsch, Lorenzo Savioli, and Ernesto Pollitt
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