Inadequate iron nutrition during critical stages of development can have a life-long impact on the brain, affecting mental and emotional function. A Swedish study of otherwise healthy marginally low birth weight infants found that early iron supplementation of these infants (between 6 weeks and 6 months of age) significantly reduced the prevalence of behavioral problems observed at 3.5 years of age.
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