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What Does Iron Deficiency Anemia Mean ?

What is iron deficiency anemia? Lily is 4 years old and she have been complaining of being tired all the time. She is pale and a picky eater. She only eats pasta, breads, and hot dogs, and she drinks only artificial fruit punch. She has iron deficiency anemia. What is iron deficiency anemia?
Thu, 31 Jul 2014
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it means she has low hemoglobin due to iron deficiency. Hemoglobin is made of two part heme and globin. For synthesis of heme iron is required. so deficiency of iron leads to anemia called as iron deficiency anemia. she should take iron reach food like jegary, dates, dryfruits, green leafy vegetables, bengals, bajra. etc. and if required go for oral or parentral iron therapy according to your doctors advice.once iron deficiency is treated her symptoms will releives.
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What Does Iron Deficiency Anemia Mean ?

it means she has low hemoglobin due to iron deficiency. Hemoglobin is made of two part heme and globin. For synthesis of heme iron is required. so deficiency of iron leads to anemia called as iron deficiency anemia. she should take iron reach food like jegary, dates, dryfruits, green leafy vegetables, bengals, bajra. etc. and if required go for oral or parentral iron therapy according to your doctors advice.once iron deficiency is treated her symptoms will releives. thanks for using health care magic.