Iron: Do you have enough?

October 17,2022
2 Min Read

Iron is an essential nutrient for multiple functions in the human body, the most important being the synthesis of hemoglobin.

It is common knowledge; therefore, that iron deficiency can cause anemia but some of the other effects of iron deficiency are:

Fatigue and lethargy
Paleness in body parts such as the face, lower inner eyelids and nails
Shortness of breath
Headache
Light-headedness and dizziness
Pounding of heart and fast heartbeats
Dry and damaged hair and skin
Sore or swollen tongue
Difficulty in swallowing
Higher risk of restless leg syndrome
Brittle nails
Cravings for strange foods or non-food items (chalk, clay etc.)
Cold hands and feet
More frequent infections

Iron deficiency is widely prevalent in our country. It is easily treatable, but if untreated, it can have far-reaching effects on your health. To understand the iron status of the general population, we examined the iron levels of all those who did a serum iron test as part of a routine health check-up at Suburban Diagnostics over the past 5 years.

From more than 40,000 samples, we found that:

Iron deficiency is rampant with roughly 1 in 10 women and 1 in 8 men being deficient in Iron. We also found that iron deficiency is seen even in patients who do not have any anemia (latent iron deficiency). 8% of men and 3% of women had iron deficiency despite having normal hemoglobin levels.

Make your health a priority. Check your iron levels today.

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