Iron deficiency is the most common hidden hunger in the world.
Because iron deficiency is not easy to be detected, only a considerable degree of iron deficiency will show the symptoms of the disease, that is, anemia, so not anemia does not mean that the body is not iron deficient!
According to the statistics of the World Health Organization, 60% to 80% of people in the world are in a state of iron deficiency.
The manifestations of iron deficiency are:
Children are easily fidgety, uninterested in things, prone to fatigue, brittle nails, anti-armour, physical retardation, love of illness, dislike of food, poor spleen and stomach, inattention, memory and thinking logic disorders, and decreased learning ability.
Children from four months to six years old are most prone to iron deficiency anemia. Iron deficiency has an irreversible effect on the long-term development of intelligence and sports ability.
Iron and healthy growth:
China Nutrition Society suggested that the daily intake of iron in the first, second and third trimesters of pregnancy should be 65438±05mg, 25mg and 35mg respectively.
Iron deficiency in infants and young children: pale face, pale lips and tongue, listlessness, dislike of walking by oneself, love of illness, bad temper, poor appetite and low thinking ability.
The prevalence of anemia among women surveyed by WHO is 35.6%. Pregnant women 42.1%; The rate of lactating women is 47.6%, and anemia in pregnant women is the direct cause of anemia in infants!