Iron Deficiency and Anemia May Be More Common...

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So many of us are deficient in iron - it’s estimated that 15% of women have anaemia, which is a condition in which the number of red blood cells or the haemoglobin concentration within them is lower than normal, with iron deficiency being ...

In this episode you'll learn about why your symptoms of fatigue and exhaustion may be low iron (aka iron deficiency anemia). 

Episode Highlights:

- What causes low iron

- Signs & symptoms 

- The best & worst ...

Iron deficiency anemia can be caused by either decreased iron availability or increased iron requirements after blood loss from the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Nabil M. Abou Baker, MD, and Andrew M. Davis, MD, MPH, both of the University of Chicago, join JAMA Deputy Editor Micha ...  Show more

In this episode I cover iron deficiency anaemia.

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