MrBwnrrific t1_j27i9b4 wrote on December 30, 2022 at 5:01 AM

Reply to comment by Hyval_the_Emolga in Iron Supplementation ‘Is Beneficial For Intelligence’. The effect was shown to increase with supplement dosage, with researchers highlighting that the “results suggest that oral iron intake can improve the cognitive development of children and adolescents living in LMICs. by Wagamaga

That’s a key point here. It’s pretty well known that malnutrition as an ill effect on childhood cognitive development, so it tracks the opposite would be seen if those kids were getting nutrition they previously lacked

Hyval_the_Emolga t1_j28sx2s wrote on December 30, 2022 at 2:00 PM

I feel the need to relate this to the rise in IQ from the introduction of iodized salt somehow