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Iron deficiency for pregnant women At least two
of five of pregnant women in Tamil Nadu have
anaemia, shows data from pregnancy infant cohort
monitoring evaluation. The bigger concern is that
some women, particularly from lower income
groups, do not seem to bounce back from the
deficiency despite government efforts to identify
them early and prescribe free drugs. It is
primarily because despite popping the pills,
their meagre meals are unable to provide adequate
micro nutrients that are needed to absorb iron in
the medicine, shows a recent analysis by a team
of experts comprising health officials,
gynaecologists, paediatricians and
dieticians. Anaemia increases risk of abortion,
premature delivery and still birth. At least one
third of maternal deaths in TN are estimated to
be triggered by it. During pregnancy the body
needs more iron to make more blood for the fetus
and a deficiency is a red flag.
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Diet for most women in lower socioeconomic groups
is rice thrice a day. There arent enough
vegetables, fruit, greens, eggs, fish or milk on
their plates. Inadequate, protein, for instance
leads to inadequate amino acids. And without
enough amino acids iron absorption is poor, she
said. In addition, most of these women also have
stomach infections that prevent absorption. Many
women also skip the pills because of
misinformation and misconceptions. Women have
told doctors and social workers in primary health
centres that iron causes acidity. Some women
fear the medicine will darken the skin tone of
their baby,
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Iron supplements for kids Before you start
googling iron supplements for kids its
important to understand how iron deficiencies
affect kids, what the signs are, and how to find
the best iron supplement for your little
one. Iron deficiency doesnt just affect adults,
children too, can be iron deficient or anemic.
Iron allows red blood cells to deliver oxygen to
the body. Iron plays a key role in brain and
muscle function. A lack of iron in your childs
blood can lead to iron-deficiency anemia, which
is a common nutritional deficiency in
children. Because Iron is key for muscle and
brain development, an iron deficient child could
have behavioural and/or learning difficulties and
problems.
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• What are the symptoms of anemia in a child? Here
  are the symptoms you should be watching out
  for tiredness and weakness
• pale skin, especially around the hands, nails,
  and eyelids
• rapid heartbeat or a heart murmur
• Irritability
• low appetite
• dizziness or feeling light-headed
• Inability to concentrate or focus
• Possible behaviour problems that cant be
  explained or linked to anything else
• If one or more of these problems are affecting
  your little one, the next step would be to see
  your doctor or pediatrician for a blood test.
  Specifically, ask a healthcare practitioner to
  test for ferritin and hemoglobin and have your
  practitioner evaluate the results.  The only way
  to know for sure if your child has an iron
  deficiency or anemia is to have them do a blood
  test.
• BEFORE introducing an iron supplement in your
  childs daily routine
• Get your childs blood tested first
• Wait for a health care practitioner to confirm
  they are deficient and need to take an iron
  supplement

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Vitamin D supplementation can protect your
respiratory tract Studies show that people with
optimal vitamin D concentrations are less likely
to experience the common cold and other
respiratory tract infections than those with low
vitamin D. In a systematic review of randomized
control trials (the gold standard of tests),
vitamin D supplementation appeared to protect
individuals from acute respiratory tract
infections (aka the common cold). This was
especially true for people who started out
deficient in vitamin D from the onset.
Furthermore, upper respiratory tract  infections
were found to be inversely associated with serum
(blood) levels of vitamin D that is, as your
levels go down, your chance of infection goes up.