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Iron Deficiency Anemia Learning Center

A failed absorption of vitamin B12 will eventually lead to megaloblastic, hypochromic anemia, which negatively affects oxygen-carrying capacity. Athletes who have been diagnosed with Crohn's disease are most commonly treated with an anti-inflammat...
Author:Dan Benardot, PhD, RD, FACSM
Iron is needed to form the oxygen-transporting compounds hemoglobin(in blood) and myoglobin(in muscle) and is also found in a number of other compounds involved in normal tissue function. Iron absorption is limited because there is no effective me...
Author:Dan Benardot, PhD, RD, FACSM
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