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  2. If You're Tired All The Time, Iron Deficiency May Be To Blame ...

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    Here’s what you need to know about recognizing the signs of an iron deficiency—and the fixes you can make to help get your levels back on track. Meet the experts: Imo J. Akpan , MD, is a ...

  3. What Happens to Your Body When You Consume Iron Regularly - AOL

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  4. Iron deficiency - Wikipedia

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    Iron deficiency, or sideropenia, is the state in which a body lacks enough iron to supply its needs. Iron is present in all cells in the human body and has several vital functions, such as carrying oxygen to the tissues from the lungs as a key component of the hemoglobin protein, acting as a transport medium for electrons within the cells in the form of cytochromes, and facilitating oxygen ...

  5. Iron-deficiency anemia - Wikipedia

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    Iron-deficiency anemia is anemia caused by a lack of iron. [3] Anemia is defined as a decrease in the number of red blood cells or the amount of hemoglobin in the blood. [3] When onset is slow, symptoms are often vague such as feeling tired, weak, short of breath, or having decreased ability to exercise. [1]

  6. Sideroblastic anemia - Wikipedia

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    In sideroblastic anemia, the body has iron available but cannot incorporate it into hemoglobin, which red blood cells need in order to transport oxygen efficiently. The disorder may be caused either by a genetic disorder or indirectly as part of myelodysplastic syndrome , [ 2 ] which can develop into hematological malignancies (especially acute ...

  7. Anemia - Wikipedia

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    Anemia or anaemia (British English) is a blood disorder in which the blood has a reduced ability to carry oxygen.This can be due to a lower than normal number of red blood cells, a reduction in the amount of hemoglobin available for oxygen transport, or abnormalities in hemoglobin that impair its function.

  8. Latent iron deficiency - Wikipedia

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    LID is present in stage 1 and 2, before anemia occurs in stage 3. These first two stages can be interpreted as depletion of iron stores and reduction of effective iron transport. [4] Stage 1 is characterized by loss of bone marrow iron stores while hemoglobin and serum iron levels remain normal. Serum ferritin falls to less than 20 ng/mL.

  9. Certain foods may disrupt your body’s fight against cancer ...

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    Higher levels of omega-6 fatty acids often found in ultraprocessed foods may interfere with the immune system’s fight against cancer cells, a new study says.