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Saania Rehman - student at University of Toronto Mississauga.

Iron Deficiency Anemia:

The eventual consequence of iron deficiency is iron deficiency anemia — a common type of anemia. Anemia is a condition where a person lacks inadequate levels of Red Blood Cells in their blood. Red blood cells works as a body’s system to carry oxygen to the body’s tissues. Iron deficiency anemia occurs when the body lacks in sufficient amount of iron. When there is not enough iron present in the body, the body fails to produce a protein called Hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is a substance which is part of red blood cells that gives blood its red color and also enables red blood cells to supply oxygenated blood throughout the body. When a person does not have enough iron in their body, their body can’t produce enough hemoglobin which in time can lead to iron deficiency anemia. Children, pre-menopausal women — women of child-bearing age and pregnant women — and people with poor diet are the groups most prone to the disease. Most cases of iron deficiency anemia are mild, but if not treated can cause problems like fast or irregular heartbeat, complications during pregnancy, and delayed growth in infants and children.

There are quite a few reasons why a person may have lower than normal levels of iron. These include:

Having inadequate amount of iron intake in diet can cause iron deficiency in the body which can lead to iron deficiency anemia. Eating food that are rich in iron, like meat, eggs, dried fruits and some green vegetables, can reduce the chance of iron deficiency.
 * Poor dietary routine:

Blood contains iron in form of Hemoglobin. When a person loses blood, they also lose iron. Women with heavy menstruation bleeding are at a risk to develop this disease because of the vast amount of iron they lose during menstruation. Also, taking over-the-counter pain killers, like Aspirin, can cause Gastrointestinal bleeding which can also lead to iron deficiency.
 * Blood loss due to menstruation or other reasons:

Women of child-bearing age are at most risk to develop iron deficiency anemia. This can be due to the fact that both their body and the fetus require sufficient volume of iron and also, because they lose the source of iron through blood loss during childbirth. Pregnant women need to intake good amounts iron because their iron stores need to have enough iron to serve their increased blood flow as well as provide hemoglobin for the growing fetus.
 * Pregnancy:

Iron is absorbed in our body through food in the small intestine. Sometimes disorders or surgeries can limit iron absorption by our body. Intestinal disorders, like Celiac disease, can result in inability of intestine to absorb iron from the consumed nutrients. Also, bypass or surgical removal of the intestine can lead to a loss in iron absorption which eventually leads to iron deficiency anemia.
 * Inability to absorb iron:

SR95 (talk) 01:52, 12 August 2014 (UTC)