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Iron Deficiency, Risk Groups, Women's health

At Risk of Developing Iron Deficiency Anemia?

Posted on by OptiFer
Iron and the risk of iron deficiency
06
Mar

Risk of Iron Deficiency The risk of iron deficiency is that it can lead to iron deficiency anemia (IDA). Iron deficiency anemia (also referred to as microcytic anemia) is the most common nutritional deficiency across the globe (1). According to latest statistics, more than one-fourth of the world’s population is anemic (corresponding to 1.6 billion

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Iron Deficiency, Risk Groups, Women's health

Iron during pregnancy. What you should know about.

Posted on by Nitasha Mann
29
Jul

Deficiency of Iron during Pregnancy and Postpartum Iron deficiency anemia is the most prevalent nutritional deficiency that affects 14% of the pregnant women in developed countries and as much as 56% (or about 35% to 75%) women in developing countries, according to statistics released by World Health Organization (WHO) (1). Healthcare providers around the world

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