Iron deficiency is one of the most common nutritional disorders in the world population.
Anemia is evidenced by an insufficient intake of iron through diet.
As a result, various symptoms appear which range from mild to very severe. Initially, iron deficiency manifests itself with exhaustion, headache, shortness of breath; over time, weakness of nails and hair are added, the former break and the hair falls out.
The causes can be of various kinds. Anemia can arise in particular cases of vitamin deficiencies, in addition to stressful conditions. It is also true that anemia can also hide other pathologies linked to the lack of iron and its assimilation: one of these is Mediterranean anemia.
This is why suffering from low iron could hide this particular disease.
General causes
Lifestyle greatly affects the body and nutritional deficiencies. Nutrition is then associated with lifestyle. Generally, iron deficiency is associated with a general vitamin deficiency.
Iron deficiency is reported to affect 1.62 billion people worldwide and cause approximately 841,000 deaths. Indeed, some recent studies demonstrated the existence of a link between iron deficiency and a person’s poor quality of life / increased hospitalization rate.
Women suffer the most: this is due to the monthly menstrual cycle and the relative blood loss. Iron deficiency also contributes to poor blood oxygenation and cell consequences. It is iron, in fact, that carries oxygen.
From this there is a general fatigue, of the body but also of the mind, as well as muscular. Possible fainting, unmotivated fatigue, weak body, deficient immune system, are among the most important consequences.
Suffering from low iron could hide this particular disease
A particularly marked anemia, with very low iron values, could also hide a peculiar disease. Known as “Mediterranean anemia”, beta-thalassemia owes its name to the greater diffusion in Southern Italy (Sicily, Sardinia and Calabria).
It is an inherited blood disorder that is characterized by a defect in the synthesis of the protein chains of hemoglobin. The consequence is a lower presence of red blood cells and therefore of oxygen in the body.
Having Mediterranean anemia can have variable consequences: some people are at serious risk and sometimes even death. There are, however, for most of the less strong forms, which do not generate many problems.
One option is to be a healthy carrier. This means having no symptoms and being in excellent health. As anyone could be, it is good to make sure that you are not a healthy carrier thanks to a specific test. As a hereditary disease, one’s own sons they could contract the disease from an “at risk” couple, ie from two people both healthy carriers.
This is why it is good to carry out careful checks, especially if you have decided to have a baby.
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