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NUTRITION REVIEWS
Volume 64, Issue 5, Pages S34-S43Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1301/nr.2006.may.S34-S43
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behavior; brain development; infants; iron deficiency; monkeys; rodents
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Infants are at high risk for iron deficiency and iron-deficiency anemia. This review summarizes evidence of long-term effects of iron deficiency in infancy. Follow-up studies from preschool age to adolescence report poorer cognitive, motor, and social-emotional function, as well as persisting neurophysiologic differences. Research in animal models points to mechanisms for such long-lasting effects. Potential mechanisms relate to effects of iron deficiency during brain development on neurometabolism, myelination, and neurotransmitter function.
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