Iron deficiency and its impact to children’s cognitive and development

Rini Sekartini (Faculty of Medicine University of Indonesia, Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia)

World Nutrition Journal
Vol. 7 No. S1 (2023): Selected conference proceedings of the Nutri Symposium 2023

Children are born to learn, and they develop and learn very quickly in their early years. Brain development milestones in children aged 0-5 years and Iron plays an important role in many neurodevelopmental processes, and animal studies have shown that adequate iron requirements in pregnancy and childhood are critical for a child's brain and neurodevelopment.