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05-01-2007
Poverty, malnutrition and weaker language skills
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London, UK (New Scientist): At least 200 million children under the age of five currently fail to reach their full intellectual potential, a new study of developing countries estimates. Researchers blame the problem on malnutrition and inadequate cognitive and social stimulation. They also stress that many of these children could achieve their full potential with the help of relatively simple, low-cost programmes. […] Another study conducted in Ecuador revealed that poor toddlers had weaker language skills than their wealthier counterparts.
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