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Nutritional anemia can be caused by a lack of iron, protein, vitamin B12, and other vitamins and minerals that are needed for the formation of hemoglobin. However, Iron deficiency anemia is the most common nutritional disorder. [7] Signs of anemia include cyanosis, jaundice, and easy bruising. [7]
It most usually occurs in postmenopausal women. Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia: E53.8: 13905: Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia occurs when a "lower-than-normal" amount of the vitamin B12 is available within the body, leading to a decreased production of healthy red blood cells. [7] Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia due to intrinsic factor deficiency: D51.0
Anemia affects 27% of the world's population with iron-deficiency anemia accounting for more than 60% of it. [116] A moderate degree of iron-deficiency anemia affected approximately 610 million people worldwide or 8.8% of the population. [14] It is somewhat more common in females (9.9%) than males (7.8%). [14]
In 2020, 900 million women and children had anemia, which is often caused by iron deficiency. [37] More than 3.1 billion people in the world – 42% – were unable to afford a healthy diet in 2021. More than 3.1 billion people in the world – 42% – were unable to afford a healthy diet in 2021.
Signs of folate deficiency anemia most of the time are subtle. [4] Anemia (macrocytic, megaloblastic anemia) can be a sign of advanced folate deficiency in adults. [1] Folate deficiency anemia may result in feeling tired, weakness, changes to the color of the skin or hair, open sores on the mouth, shortness of breath, palpitations, lightheadedness, cold hands and feet, headaches, easy bleeding ...
Pernicious anemia is a disease where not enough red blood cells are produced due to a deficiency of vitamin B 12. [5] Those affected often have a gradual onset. [ 5 ] The most common initial symptoms are feeling tired and weak. [ 4 ]
Hemoglobinopathy is the medical term for a group of inherited blood disorders involving the hemoglobin, the protein of red blood cells. [1] They are single-gene disorders and, in most cases, they are inherited as autosomal co-dominant traits.