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Iron deficiency is the most commmon nutritional disorder in the world with anaemia being the major clinical manifestation. In many countries, 40% or more of women of reproductive age are anaemic & a similar prevalence is estimated to occur among preschool-age children. Among pregnant women, 56% are anaemic in developing countries, compared to 18% in developed countries. The
    prevalence is lower among schoolchildren, non-pregnant women, adolescents and adult males. However, in the developing world 25% of men are also deficient in iron.
    If uncorrected, iron deficiency leads to increasingly severe anaemia, reduced work capacity, diminished learning ability, increased susceptibility to infection & greater risk of death associated with pregnancy and child birth.

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