Iron deficiency in adults may be more common than thought - NBC News
Sep 24, 2024 · Nearly 1 in 3 Americans may have an undiagnosed iron deficiency, a problem that can lead to fatigue, brain fog and difficulty concentrating, a new study suggests.
Nearly 1 in 3 US adults may have an iron deficiency, study …
Sep 27, 2024 · The study, published Tuesday in the medical journal JAMA Network Open, warns that iron deficiency may be a “widespread” and “underrecognized” public health problem in the United States.
More Than a Third of Women Under 50 Are Iron-Deficient - The New York Times
Oct 17, 2023 · A study published this year found that an estimated 17 percent of women and girls up to age 21 were iron-deficient based on the current W.H.O. threshold, Dr. Weyand, a co-author of the study,...
What doctors wish patients knew about iron deficiency
Jan 26, 2024 · This can lead to iron deficiency, which affects about 10 million people in the U.S. with 5 million having iron deficiency anemia. The AMA’s What Doctors Wish Patients Knew ™ series provides physicians with a platform to share what they want patients to understand about today’s health care headlines.
Iron deficiency often missed in young women, girls, research finds
Iron deficiency may be contributing to fatigue, brain fog and concentration problems in many adolescent girls and young women in the U.S., new research suggests.
How redefining 'normal' iron levels could help women's health
Doctors call iron deficiency a largely hidden problem that often goes undiagnosed. Now there's a move to raise the bar on on what a "normal" level of iron is to catch and treat iron...
Exhausted? Irritable? It could be undiagnosed iron deficiency - NPR
Sep 15, 2024 · The World Health Organization has estimated that, worldwide, about 30% of women between 15 and 49 years old were anemic in 2019, with iron deficiency estimated to be responsible for about half...
Over half of iron deficiency cases in large health system still ...
Aug 15, 2024 · Science News. from research organizations. Over half of iron deficiency cases in large health system still unresolved at three years. Study underscores the need for improvements in the proper...
How to Treat Iron Deficiency - The New York Times
Oct 17, 2023 · Iron is an essential nutrient for many things our bodies do every day, and yet more than a third of adult women of reproductive age in the United States are deficient. Menstrual bleeding and...
Iron deficiency anemia - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic
Jan 4, 2022 · As the name implies, iron deficiency anemia is due to insufficient iron. Without enough iron, your body can't produce enough of a substance in red blood cells that enables them to carry oxygen (hemoglobin). As a result, iron deficiency anemia …