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- Title
Effects of iron and n-3 fatty acid supplementation, alone and in combination, on cognition in school children: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled intervention in South Africa.
- Authors
Baumgartner, Jeannine; Smuts, Cornelius M; Malan, Linda; Kvalsvig, Jane; van Stuijvenberg, Martha E; Hurrell, Richard F; Zimmermann, Michael B
- Abstract
Little is known about the combined effects of iron and n-3 (omega-3) fatty acid (FA) supplementation on cognitive performance. The provision of either DHA/EPA or iron alone in rats with combined iron and n-3 FA deficiency has been reported to exacerbate cognitive deficits associated with deficiency.
- Publication
The American journal of clinical nutrition, 2012, Vol 96, Issue 6, p1327
- ISSN
1938-3207
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.3945/ajcn.112.041004