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    Benefits of effective iron supplementation25

    Iron supplementation benefits cognition, work capacity and overall health.

    Children

    • Improved behavioral and cognitive development
    • Where severe anemia is common, improved child survival

    ADOLESCENTS

    • Improved cognitive development
    • In girls, better iron stores for later pregnancies

    Pregnant woman and their infants

    • Decreased low birth weight and perinatal mortality
    • Where severe anemia is common, decreased maternal mortality and obstetrical complications

    All Individual

    • Improved fitness and work capacity
    • Improved cognition

    REFERENCES:

    • 25 Stoltzfus R J, Dreyfuss M L. Guidelines for the use of iron supplements to prevent and treat iron deficiency Anemia. International Nutritional Anemia Consultative Group (INACG).

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