Anaemia, defined as haemoglobin concentration below established cut-off levels (1), is a widespread public health problem with major consequences for human health as well as social and economic development. Although estimates of the prevalence of anaemia vary widely and accurate data are often lacking, it can be assumed that in resource-poor areas significant proportions of young children and w...

Iron deficiency anaemia is widely prevalent amongst women and children in India. The present work was designed to be an intervention study with nutrient fortified biscuits to ameliorate the micronutrient status of adolescent girls from a low socio-economic background. The baseline data on iron status of 109 adolescent girls (10-15 years) studying in a government school in Jaipur city, India are...

This study investigated the prevalence of iron-deficiency anaemia, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency and β-thalassaemia trait among Arab migrating nomad children in southern Islamic Republic of Iran. Blood samples were analysed from 134 schoolchildren aged < 18 years (51 males, 83 females). Low serum ferritin (< 12 ng/dL) was present in 17.9% of children (21.7% in females and ...

is an obligate nutrient for life, due to its key roles in myriad cellular processes. This vital transition metal is also an essential component of haemoglobin in red blood cells [3, 4], of which 200 billion new red cells are produced every day [5, 6]. It is well known that vitamin C (ascorbate) is crucial for collagen formation and the prevention of scurvy [2]. However, an underappreciated fact...

Immunoreactive serum erythropoietin concentrations were measured in 35 patients with anaemia associated with active rheumatoid arthritis. Based on an evaluation of stainable iron in the bone marrow (marrow iron grade 0-4) and serum ferritin concentrations (concentrations less than or equal to 60 micrograms/l compatible with iron deficiency) the anaemia was found to be complicated by iron defici...