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If your body doesn't have enough iron, it cannot produce enough healthy oxygen-carrying red blood cells. Iron deficiency can cause anemia.
Include these foods in your diet :
meat, such as lamb, pork, chicken ,
beans, including soybeans.
pumpkin and squash seeds.
leafy greens, such as spinach.
raisins and other dried fruit.
tofu.
eggs.
seafood, such as clams, sardines, shrimp, and oysters.
Include these foods in your diet :
meat, such as lamb, pork, chicken ,
beans, including soybeans.
pumpkin and squash seeds.
leafy greens, such as spinach.
raisins and other dried fruit.
tofu.
eggs.
seafood, such as clams, sardines, shrimp, and oysters.
Last Updated: 6 years ago • Featured Quiz
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Dietitian/Nutritionist•Indore
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Anemia is a disease which occurs due to the lack of red blood cells or hemoglobin in your body. The body transports oxygen and the nutrition you get from food, to various body parts through hemoglobin, and a deficiency can cause lower supply of these important elements to the body. Which is why, the patient may feel a lack of energy, dizziness and even exhaustion. Most people don't realize its existence, so it's important that you know the symptoms, causes and cures of this blood disease. And, t...more
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TIBC: TOTAL IRON BINDING CAPACITY. NORMAL RANGE: 240 mcg/dil-450 mcg/dl
A TIBC ABOVE 450 mcg/dl MEANS A LEVEL IRON IN YOUR BODY
UIBC: UNSATURATED IRON BINDING CAPACITY NORMAL RANGE: 111-343μg/dl IT IS USED WITH SERUM IRON TEST
RBC: RED BLOOD COUNT
NORMAL RANGE IS 4.7-6.1 million CELLS PERMICROLITTER
HIGH TIBC AND UIBC MEANS IRON DEFICIENCY.
A TIBC ABOVE 450 mcg/dl MEANS A LEVEL IRON IN YOUR BODY
UIBC: UNSATURATED IRON BINDING CAPACITY NORMAL RANGE: 111-343μg/dl IT IS USED WITH SERUM IRON TEST
RBC: RED BLOOD COUNT
NORMAL RANGE IS 4.7-6.1 million CELLS PERMICROLITTER
HIGH TIBC AND UIBC MEANS IRON DEFICIENCY.
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As per the latest statistics published by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, about 9% women suffer from a deficiency of iron. Though the proportion is relatively low, iron deficiency can lead to various diseases, which can be very difficult to cure. So, look out for these telltale signs of iron deficiency and check whether you suffer from any of them.
Fatigue: Your internal system uses iron for the production of haemoglobin, which is a component in the red blood cells, respo...more
Fatigue: Your internal system uses iron for the production of haemoglobin, which is a component in the red blood cells, respo...more
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