The effects of oral iron supplementation on cognition in older children and adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Falkingham, Martin, Abdelhamid, Asmaa, Curtis, Peter ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5211-047X, Fairweather-Tait, Susan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1413-5569, Dye, Louise and Hooper, Lee ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7904-3331 (2010) The effects of oral iron supplementation on cognition in older children and adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Nutrition Journal, 9. ISSN 1475-2891

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Abstract

In observational studies anaemia and iron deficiency are associated with cognitive deficits, suggesting that iron supplementation may improve cognitive function. However, due to the potential for confounding by socio-economic status in observational studies, this needs to be verified in data from randomised controlled trials (RCTs).

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	administration, oral,adolescent,adult,anemia,child,cognition,dietary supplements,educational status,female,humans,intelligence,intelligence tests,iron, dietary,male,memory,psychomotor performance,randomized controlled trials as topic,young adult
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Nutrition and Preventive Medicine Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Musculoskeletal Medicine Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Epidemiology and Public Health Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Health Services and Primary Care Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Public Health and Health Services Research (former - to 2023) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Population Health (former - to 2025) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Mental Health and Social Care (fka Lifespan Health) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Metabolic Health Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Public Health
Depositing User:	EPrints Services
Date Deposited:	25 Nov 2010 11:12
Last Modified:	18 Jun 2026 14:59
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/14406
DOI:	10.1186/1475-2891-9-4

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