Overall , the studies suggest a modest positive effect of iron supplementation on cognition and psychomotor outcomes in anemic infants and children after supplementation periods of at least 2 months of duration
A systematic review was conducted to summarize the evidence currently available from r and omized controlled trials ( RCTs ) concerning the effect of iron intake of infants , children and adolescents on measures of cognitive development and function .
Preliminary findings on iron supplementation and learning achievement of rural Indonesian children.
The effects of oral iron supplementation on blood iron levels and learning achievement in 130 rural Indonesian school children were assessed in this double-blind study . The children were classified into anemic and nonanemic groups according to their initial hemoglobin and transferrin saturation levels and were r and omly assigned to either iron or placebo treatment for 3 mo . Hematological , anthropometric , and learning-achievement data were collected before ( T1 ) and after ( T2 ) the treatment period and 3 mo later . The means and st and ard deviations suggest that supplementation with 10 mg ferrous sulfate per kilogram body weight per day for 3 mo result ed in an apparent improvement in anemic subjects ' hematological status and learning-achievement scores . No tests of statistical comparisons are reported
Overall , the studies suggest a modest positive effect of iron supplementation on cognition and psychomotor outcomes in anemic infants and children after supplementation periods of at least 2 months of duration
A systematic review was conducted to summarize the evidence currently available from r and omized controlled trials ( RCTs ) concerning the effect of iron intake of infants , children and adolescents on measures of cognitive development and function .