Effects of iron supplementation on cognitive development in school-age children: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Befikadu Tariku GutemaMuluken Bekele SorrieNega Degefa MegersaGesila Endashaw YeseraYordanos Gizachew YeshitilaNele S PauwelsStefaan De HenauwSouheila Abbeddou

Published in: PloS one (2023)

Iron supplementation has a significant positive effect on the intelligence, attention and concentration, and the memory of school-age children but there was no evidence on the effect of iron supplementation on their school achievement.

Keyphrases

young adults
working memory
iron deficiency
physical activity
mental health