Treating low iron boosts women's mental abilities

http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSCOL35631120070323

In the new study, researchers at Penn State University found that
women with even moderate iron deficiency -- not severe enough to
diagnose full-blown anemia -- scored more poorly on tests of memory,
attention and learning than women with sufficient iron levels. Those
with anemia had the worst scores.

After 4 months on iron supplements, however, women who'd been
deficient in the mineral showed an improvement in their mental
acuity.
Those who had a significant rise in an iron-storing protein called
ferritin also improved their test performance by 5 to 7 times.

Treating low iron boosts women's mental abilities
28 Sep 2008	anonymous@nowh…

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