recommended due to its potential to aid iron absorption. Severe cases may be treated with blood transfusions or iron infusions.

Iron-deficiency anemia affected about 1.48 billion people in 2015. A lack of dietary iron is estimated to cause approximately half of all anemia cases globally. Women and young children are most commonly affected. In 2015, anemia due to iron deficiency resulted in about 54,000 deaths - down from 213,000 deaths in 1990.

Signs and symptoms

Iron-deficiency

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