2004
DOI: 10.1590/s1415-52732004000100001
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Causas y consecuencias de la deficiencia de hierro

Abstract: La deficiencia de hierro es la deficiencia nutricional más prevalente y la principal causa de anemia a escala mundial. Además de las manifestaciones propias de la anemia, se han descrito otras manifestaciones no hematológicas tales como: disminución de la capacidad de trabajo físico y de la actividad motora espontánea, alteraciones de la inmunidad celular y de la capacidad bactericida de los neutrófilos, disminución de la termogénesis, alteraciones funcionales e histológicas del tubo digestivo, falla en la mov… Show more

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“…27,28 In addition, preterm infants had a higher prevalence of IDA, which may be related to their lower iron stores at birth and, at the same time, a greater iron requirement during growth. 29 In our study, a low birth weight was not associated with anemia.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 46%
“…27,28 In addition, preterm infants had a higher prevalence of IDA, which may be related to their lower iron stores at birth and, at the same time, a greater iron requirement during growth. 29 In our study, a low birth weight was not associated with anemia.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 46%
“…It is also worth to mention that women diagnosed with anemia may become anemic pregnant women for having insufficient iron stores 20 , which would lead to higher chances of maternal and perinatal mortality 21 and increasing risk of prematurity and low weight at birth 1,19 . Olivares and Walter 22 report that, in the pregnancy of anemic women, there are 2.6 times more risks for premature labor and 3.1 times more risks of low weight at birth.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…APS: atención primaria de la salud. hablar sobre las consecuencias del déficit de hierro para el crecimiento físico, el estado inmunológico y el desarrollo del sistema nervioso del niño 14,15 durante la consulta de pediatría son escasas. Estos hallazgos están en sintonía con las sugerencias expresadas por los entrevistados y en las que subyacen dos claras intenciones: minimizar el rechazo al hierro y ampliar las estrategias para la atención preventiva de la salud.…”
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