A fifth (20%) of menstruating women have an iron deficiency. (Getty Images) Iron deficiency is the most common nutritional deficiency in the world, with up to 20% of menstruating women lacking in the ...

If you've recently gotten a blood test and your levels of hemoglobin the iron-containing protein in your blood that transports oxygen around your body came back too low, you may have a condition ...

Dr. Sudhir Kumar says the ferritin test is important, when it comes to gauging overall health. Ferritin is a protein that stores iron in the body and ferritin levels in the blood, show how much iron ...

Learn why low iron can occur even with a normal CBC, how to detect early deficiency, and practical lifestyle and dietary tips to maintain healthy iron levels. Iron deficiency is one of the most common ...

June 5 -- Adolescence can be one of the most trying times for girls — unwanted body hair, breasts, pimples, love woes. A new study suggests iron deficiency is another common problem for girls between ...

(WASHINGTON, August 15, 2024) – Over half of people with iron deficiency were found to still have low iron levels three years after diagnosis, and among patients whose condition was effectively ...

Can eating more steak and burgers fix iron deficiency? New research reveals red meat’s power to lift hemoglobin levels in women—but there’s a catch. Study: Effect of Increasing Red Meat Intake on Iron ...

Do you feel extra depleted and sore after a marathon, even a few days later? A new study pinpoints why that may happen to you—and we asked a couple experts for tips on how to speed the process back to ...