Who is susceptible to iron deficiency?
• rapidly-growing children
• pregnant women (who have an increased need for iron to care for the embryo
and due to an increased volume of blood)
• menstruating women
• vegetarians and vegans (the bioavailability from plant sources is considerably lower than that of animal sources)
• pregnant women (who have an increased need for iron to care for the embryo
and due to an increased volume of blood)
• menstruating women
• vegetarians and vegans (the bioavailability from plant sources is considerably lower than that of animal sources)
• athletes
• anaemic patients
• regular blood donors
• patients suffering from illnesses which negatively affect the absorption of iron in the intestine (coeliac disease, infections etc) or chronic bleeding
• anaemic patients
• regular blood donors
• patients suffering from illnesses which negatively affect the absorption of iron in the intestine (coeliac disease, infections etc) or chronic bleeding