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anemia anemia articles
Understanding Anemia
Anemia is the most common form of malnutrition found in women of all ages. It is crucial to understand that anemia is not a disease, but rather a set of signs and symptoms that indicate a blood disorder.
Zapped by Fatigue?
What pulled the plug on your energy? Anemia is one of the leading causes of everyday fatigue in North American women. It is caused by reduced levels of hemoglobin, which is the iron-containing protein that is responsible for delivering oxygen to the cells.
Anemia
The body_s red blood cells, with the help of hemoglobin, perform the critical role of transporting oxygen, which provides energy to every cell in the body. If there are too few red blood cells, or hemoglobin is deficient, not enough oxygen reaches the cells, causing *fatigue.
Iron Maidens
When my 35-year-old friend May complained of extreme fatigue, I was not surprised. She did look pale and drawn, as you might expect for the mother of a four-month-old baby and three older children.