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Health Tip: Who's Prone to Iron Deficiency?

Menstruating women to blood donors, among others


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(HealthDay News) -- Iron is an essential mineral that the body needs to make red blood cells.

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The U.S. National Library of Medicine says these people are at greater risk for iron deficiency, and should ask their doctor about getting enough iron-rich foods:

  • Menstruating women, and those with especially heavy periods.
  • Women who are pregnant or who have recently had a baby.
  • People who are long-distance runners.
  • Vegetarians.
  • People with a bleeding ulcer or intestinal bleeding disorder.
  • People who donate blood often.
  • People with conditions that reduce their ability to absorb nutrients from food.


-- Diana Kohnle

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Last updated 8/19/2008

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