Huffington Post – Linda Murray
“Through rigorous, evidence-based research, the team at REAP have proven that iron deficiency anemia, which affects nearly 40 percent of children in rural China, is directly correlated with poor education performance. Low iron status affects the way the brain functions and makes it extremely difficult to learn…The exciting news is that when children receive a daily nutrition supplement containing iron, their iron levels return to normal and their test scores and school performance dramatically improve.” (more)