Define Poverty and ignorance - cause of anaemia is dietary?
Low purchasing power of the communities and their consequent inability to meet the nutrient requirements, even after spending 80-90% of their income on foods is an important Iactor contributing to prevalence of nutritional deficiencies. Animal foods help in increasing the bioavailability of iron, but their consumption is low due to the high cost. In addition, due to traditional beliefs and ignorance, locally available inexpensive sources like green leafy vegetables are not fully utilized. Similarly, the utilization of medical and health services is also poor.
There is lists different causes of iron deficiency anaemia. Having studied about the causes, let us now lean what happens if iron deficiency anaemia is not prevented or controlled, that is, what its consequences are.