Vitamin B-12 Deficiency in Children Is Associated with Grade Repetition and School Absenteeism, Independent of Folate, Iron, Zinc, or Vitamin A Status Biomarkers [Nutritional Epidemiology]

Conclusions: Vitamin B-12 deficiency was associated with risk of grade repetition and school absenteeism rates in school children from Bogota, Colombia. The effects of correcting vitamin B-12 deficiency on educational outcomes and neurocognitive development of school children need to be determined in intervention studies.

Source: Journal of Nutrition - July 1, 2015 Category: Nutrition Authors: Duong, M.-C., Mora-Plazas, M., Marin, C., Villamor, E. Tags: Nutritional Epidemiology Source Type: research