Importance of Iron
Certain nutrients have greater effect on brain development than others. One such key nutrient is Iron. Iron is an essential micronutrient and has a strategic role to play in developing the human brain. Iron levels in brain tissue increase during the development stage and are correlated with mental abilities, according to research findings in children and young adults.
Thus, iron is a nutrient that is important in children not only for their physical but also for the mental growth and development.
IDA impact on the quality of life
Iron deficiency in the first 2 years of life harms the child’s long-term development (possibly irreversible), even if the iron deficiency has been corrected.
IDA, and even iron deficiency without significant anaemia, affects attention span, alertness and learning in both infants and adolescents. It leads to serious health problems such as poor mental (includes attention, memory, thinking, learning, and perception) and physical development and behavioural problems in children. These problems may be long term or even irreversible. Thus, iron deficiency or IDA is associated with poor performance in neonates, low scores in brain function tests in preschool children, and low learning achievement in school.
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