Posted on 10/05/2024 9:16:30 PM PDT by ConservativeMind
A considerable proportion of U.S. adults has absolute and functional iron deficiency, according to a study.
Yahya M.K. Tawfik, Pharm.D. and colleagues conducted a cross-sectional study analyzing data from the National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey 2017 to 2020 to estimate the prevalence of absolute and functional iron deficiency and iron supplement use across age, sex, and comorbidity categories in the United States. The analysis included 8,021 U.S. adults (mean age, 48 years).
The researchers found that an estimated 14 and 15 percent of U.S. adults met the criteria for absolute iron deficiency and functional iron deficiency, respectively. The estimated prevalence of absolute iron deficiency and functional iron deficiency was 11 and 15 percent, respectively, among U.S. adults without anemia, heart failure, chronic kidney disease, or current pregnancy.
In all U.S. adults, except women aged younger than 50 years, the prevalence of functional iron deficiency exceeded that of absolute iron deficiency. Depending on age, iron supplement use varied from 22 to 35 percent among women with iron deficiency and from 12 to 18 percent among men with iron deficiency.
"Further research on the role of functional iron deficiency in adverse health outcomes and on iron deficiency screening strategies is needed," the authors write.
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Make sure the women in your life have iron, and for men, those that don’t eat much beef.
And blood tests don’t tell the whole story at the cellular level. Many are also deficient in zinc. ACE inhibitors deplete zinc levels. Our diet is a lot of the problem and our medications are another.
Hey, not to worry. Eating insects instead of beef with cure everything.
As an aside, oatmeal is pretty high in iron for anyone who’s looking to add some.
By coincidence, 85% of reports of decreased iron, iron deficiency or iron anemia reported to the CDC following vaccination were for those receiving Covid 'vaccines'.
People eating too much chicken because beef is no longer affordable.
After chemo, my iron levels tanked and my red blood cells were enlarged so Oxygen was not being processed efficiently.
After a year of extra iron and folic acid supplements, it’s finally in good shape again...
IRONic, but I have so much iron in my blood I have to have some removed several times a year.
My doctor diagnosed my iron deficiency.
I take an iron tablet every day.
The change that occurred after taking the tablets was truly remarkable. I began to function normally again.
I have not heard of this toxic side effect of the injections. Does not surprise me though. Thanks for the 411.
I see my PCP on Friday. He wants me to have a colonoscopy.
If your stools look darker, even black, you really need that colonoscopy.
You may not be absorbing iron or you might get it in your body and dump it out via blood loss. Women having their periods obviously lose iron with blood, but older people would lose it by their intestines.
It sounds like you are addressing the concerns.
I’m 68 so periods aren’t a problem any longer.
I’ve been thinking I probably need a colonoscopy. PCP is giving me a referral. I had one 3 years ago so without the referral insurance probably won’t want to ok it.
I’m glad I didn’t get any. I’d have no iron left.
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