Stunting, poor iron status and parasite infection are significant risk factors for lower cognitive performance in Cambodian school-aged children.

BACKGROUND: Nutrition is one of many factors affecting the cognitive development of children. In Cambodia, 55% of children <5 y were anemic and 40% stunted in 2010. Currently, no data exists on the nutritional status of Cambodian school-aged children, or on how malnutrition potentially affects th...

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Main Authors: Marlene Perignon, Marion Fiorentino, Khov Kuong, Kurt Burja, Megan Parker, Sek Sisokhom, Chhoun Chamnan, Jacques Berger, Frank T Wieringa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4236074?pdf=render