What Are the Symptoms of Iron Deficient Anemia?
Anemia is a deficiency of red blood cells, which carry oxygen to all parts of the body. Iron deficiency is a specific type of anemia. Iron is an essential component of hemoglobin, the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen. Iron-deficiency anemia occurs when there is not enough iron in the body to make hemoglobin and red blood cells. It is usually caused by loss of blood, or less commonly, by impaired absorption of iron from food.
