There is increasing interest in the role of iron deficiency in causing or worsening congestive heart failure (CHF). A potential role for iron deficiency in playing a causal role in CHF is suggested by the fact that iron deficiency is common in CHF with or without anemia. In a recent study of 546 patients with stable systolic heart failure, if iron deficiency was defined as ferritin 100 g/L, or ...

Friedreich's ataxia (FRDA) is a neurodegenerative disease typically caused by a deficiency of frataxin, a mitochondrial protein of unknown function. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, lack of the yeast frataxin homolog ( YFH1 gene, Yfh1p polypeptide) results in mitochondrial iron accumulation, suggesting that frataxin is required for mitochondrial iron homeostasis and that FRDA results from oxidative...

Iron deficiency is one of the most common nutritional problems in the world, It is frequently found in both developed and developing countries and mainly affects women of childbearing age. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship of iron deficiency anemia in pregnant women on neonatal weight. The study subjects were a group of 241 women aged between 20 and 34 years who wer...

survey status and nutritional behavior to prevention of iron deficiency anemia among high school girls in babol city     mehrabian f [1] ,valipour r [2] *,kasmaei p [3] ,atrkar roshan z [4] ,mahdavi roshan m [5]     received: 30 oct , 2013 accepted: 21 jan , 2014   abstract:  background & aims: iron deficiency anemia is the most common nutritional problem in the world, and more than 30% of the ...

Iron deficiency is defined as a decreased total iron body content. Iron deficiency anemia occurs when iron deficiency is sufficiently severe to diminish erythropoiesis and cause the development of anemia. Iron deficiency is the most prevalent single deficiency state on a worldwide basis. It is important economically because it diminishes the capability of individuals who are affected to perform...