Iron Supplements Effectively Treat Kids' Breath-Holding Spells

For many children, `I'm going to hold my breath until I pass out` is not an idle threat. An estimated one in 20 kids suffer from breath-holding spells, which come when they are upset, in pain or surprised. In some cases, the children twitch and jerk around involuntarily, as if they are having a seizure. Their faces sometimes turn blue or pale and they often faint.

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