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- Iron Mist is essential to normal human physiology as Iron is an integral part of many proteins and enzymes that maintain good health.
- Iron supplementation is indicated when diet alone cannot restore deficient iron levels to normal within an acceptable timeframe.
- The goals of providing oral iron supplements are to supply sufficient iron to restore normal storage levels of iron and to replenish hemoglobin deficits.
- When hemoglobin levels are below normal, physicians often measure serum ferritin, the storage form of iron. A serum ferritin level less than or equal to 15 micrograms per liter confirms iron deficiency anemia in women, and suggests a possible need for iron supplementation.
- The amount of iron absorbed decreases with increasing doses. For this reason, it is recommended that most people take their prescribed daily iron supplement in two or three equally spaced doses.
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The World Health Organization considers iron deficiency the number one
nutritional disorder in the world. Studies have shown as many as 80% of
the world's population may be iron deficient, while 30% may have iron
deficiency anemia.
Iron deficiency develops gradually and usually begins with a negative
iron balance, when iron intake does not meet the daily need for dietary
iron. This negative balance initially depletes the storage form of iron
while the blood hemoglobin level, a marker of iron status, remains
normal. Iron deficiency anemia is an advanced stage of iron depletion.
It occurs when storage sites of iron are deficient and blood levels of
iron cannot meet daily needs. Blood hemoglobin levels are below normal
with iron deficiency anemia.
Iron deficiency anemia can be associated with low dietary intake of
iron, inadequate absorption of iron, or excessive blood loss. Women of
childbearing age, pregnant women, preterm and low birth weight infants,
older infants and toddlers, and teenage girls are at greatest risk of
developing iron deficiency anemia because they have the greatest need
for iron. Women with heavy menstrual losses can lose a significant
amount of iron and are at considerable risk for iron deficiency. Adult
men and post-menopausal women lose very little iron, and have a low
risk of iron deficiency.
Individuals with kidney failure, especially those being treated with
dialysis, are at high risk for developing iron deficiency anemia. This
is because their kidneys cannot create enough erythropoietin, a hormone
needed to make red blood cells. Both iron and erythropoietin can be
lost during kidney dialysis. Individuals who receive routine dialysis
treatments usually need extra iron and synthetic erythropoietin to
prevent iron deficiency.