Dietary aflatoxins, intelligence and school performance in southern Georgia
Caster, W.O.; Burton, T.A.; Irvin, T.R.; Tanner, M.A.
International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research. Internationale Zeitschrift für Vitamin- und Ernahrungsforschung. Journal International de Vitaminologie et de Nutrition 56(3): 291-295
1986
ISSN/ISBN: 0300-9831 PMID: 3781755 Document Number: 284265
In a region of southern Georgia known for poor school performance, the mothers of the mentally retarded children had diets that differed from the average in terms of foods, but did not differ in terms of critical nutrients. The consumption of large amounts of corn, rice, peanuts and milk (foods potentially high in aflatoxins) was significantly related to mental retardation of children in one county having high levels of aflatoxins in the food supply. However, no such relationship was found in a county having trivial levels of aflatoxins in the diet.