Problem
Iron deficiency anaemias
Other Names:
Lack of dietary ironInadequate intake of iron
Plummer-Vinson syndrome
Iron deficiency anaemia
Lack of nutritional iron
Nature:
Iron deficiency anaemia causes a chronic form of morbidity which affects work capacity and general vigour.
Incidence:
More than 2.2 billion people globally are deficient in iron, most of them women and children. Most are in developing countries, but the total includes 14 million in the USA (the CDC estimates that 1 out of every 10 women) and an estimated one million in Australia. Half the women in developing countries are anaemic. The body's iron reserves may be chronically depleted by repeated close pregnancies, especially in women who eat little or no red meat.
Broader Problems:
Nutritional anaemiasMetal deficient diets Narrower Problems:
Inadequate absorption of iron Related Problems:
Obstacles to learning due to hungerIron overload disorders Aggravates:
NomaLassitudeRestless leg syndromeBrittle nailsBrain fogHeart palpitationHeadacheUnhealthy anxietyCold body extremitiesLow productivity of agricultural workersPagophagia Reduced By:
Human consumption of animalsStrategies:
Improving nutritional value of staple foodsStudying micronutrient deficienciesVegetarianism Subject(s):
Fundamental Sciences → Metallic elements and alloysHealth Care → Nutrition
Medicine → Blood
Medicine → Pathology
Societal Problems → Deprivation
Societal Problems → Inadequacy
Societal Problems → Scarcity
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST