HEALTH TIPS - ANEMIA DISEASE

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Millions of Americans particularly women and children will suffer from anemia at some point in their lives. According to recent estimates, a many as 25 percent of infants, 6 percent of children 3 percent of menstruating women, and 10 percent of pregnant women have iron- deficiency anemia, the most common form of anemia in the United States. Equally disheartening is the fact that as many as half of all infants and menstruating women are iron depleted that is they re not quite anemic (though they may become anemic), but they have less iron than is necessary for optimal health.