{"id":1599,"date":"2020-10-20T09:40:38","date_gmt":"2020-10-20T09:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sideral.it\/?page_id=1599"},"modified":"2021-03-23T09:45:20","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T09:45:20","slug":"iron-deficiency","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sideral.it\/en\/when-it-is-used\/iron-deficiency\/","title":{"rendered":"Iron deficiency"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Iron is an essential mineral for the correct performance of certain important functions of our body. It plays a role in the formation of <strong>haemoglobin<\/strong>, a protein present in red blood cells that facilitates the transportation of oxygen to all tissues, in the formation of <strong>myoglobin<\/strong>, a protein present in muscles and certain important enzymes, such as <strong>cytochromes<\/strong>. Iron is also an important element for the <strong>correct development of the immune system<\/strong> and <strong>normal cognitive function<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In some cases, however, there may be factors that lower <strong>normal levels of iron in the blood<\/strong>. When iron levels are below physiological levels, we are dealing with an <strong>iron deficiency<\/strong>. This condition helps to define what, in medical terms, is referred to as <strong>sideropenia<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Iron deficiency: causes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>An <strong>iron deficiency<\/strong> can occur mainly for 3 reasons:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><p><strong>Low intake of the mineral through diet.<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Physiological conditions that lead to an increased need<\/strong> (pregnancy, breastfeeding, baby growth, menstrual cycle).<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Pathological conditions<\/strong> (bleeding, diseases that modify the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sideral.it\/en\/when-it-is-used\/iron-absorption\/\"><strong>intestinal absorption<\/strong><\/a> <strong>of iron<\/strong>).<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Iron deficiency: symptoms and consequences<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many <strong>typical symptoms of an iron deficiency<\/strong>, but the feeling of <strong>general weakness, irritability, headache, shortness of breath and pale skin and mucous membranes <\/strong>are the most common. In some cases, <strong>iron deficiency<\/strong> can <strong>weaken nails<\/strong> and some people have reported a continuous feeling of cold hands and feet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The severity of <strong>iron deficiency<\/strong>-related disorders depends on many factors: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>the amount of iron circulating in the blood;<\/li><li>the amount of iron present in the body&#8217;s reserves;<\/li><li><p>age (<strong><a href=\"\/en\/advice-children\/\">children<\/a><\/strong> need more iron to support growth);<\/p><\/li><li>presence of other diseases.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>When the iron consumed through diet is not sufficient or when physiological or pathological conditions produce a lower the amount of iron circulating in the blood (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sideral.it\/en\/when-it-is-used\/low-serum-iron\/\">serum iron<\/a><\/strong>) and, consequently, a possible lower <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sideral.it\/en\/when-it-is-used\/low-haemoglobin\/\"><strong>haemoglobin<\/strong><\/a> level it is necessary to intervene to restore the normal physiological levels of this nutrient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How do you maintain normal iron levels in the blood?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Under normal health conditions, a <strong>varied and balanced<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sideral.it\/en\/advice-diet\/\"><strong>diet<\/strong><\/a> guarantees the <strong>right amount of iron for the body<\/strong>. However, in some cases, it may be necessary to address <strong>iron deficiency<\/strong> with a nutritional supplement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sideral.it\/en\/sideral-range\/\"><strong>SiderAL\u00ae range of food supplements<\/strong><\/a> containing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sideral.it\/en\/sucrosomial-technology\/sucrosomial-iron\/\"><strong>Sucrosomial\u00ae Iron<\/strong><\/a> can be <strong>useful in cases of increased body requirements or in cases of iron deficiency<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iron is an essential mineral for the correct performance of certain important functions [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":1594,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1599","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Iron deficiency - 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