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ncy anemia
significantly impairs mental and psychomotor development in infants and
children. Although iron deficiency can be reversed with treatment, the
reversibility of the mental and psychomotor impairment is not yet clearly
understood. Thus, prevention and treatment need to be emphasized more than
detection. In addition, iron deficiency increases a child’s
susceptibility to lead toxicity. Lead replaces iron in the absorptive
pathway when iron is unavailable. Recommendations
to Prevent and Control Iron Deficiency in the United States
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