Low iron, vitamin B12 reserves linked to behavior concerns in young boys
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Low iron, vitamin B12 reserves linked to behavior concerns in young boys

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Significant iron deficiency and low blood levels of vitamin B12 in boys around age 8 are associated with behavior problems when they get to middle school, according to new research from Bogotá, Colombia, led by the University of Michigan School of Public Health.

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Sonia L Robinson et al. Iron Deficiency, Anemia, and Low Vitamin B-12 Serostatus in Middle Childhood are Associated with Behavior Problems in Adolescent Boys: Results from the Bogotá School Children Cohort, The Journal of Nutrition (2018)

Links : http://www.ns.umich.edu/new/releases/25590-low-iron-vitamin-b12-reserves-linked-to-behavior-concerns-in-young-boys 

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