title: All that glitters is not iron (deficiency): revisiting the question of why anemic individuals are anemic.
abstract: Three recent surveys from Kenya, the Ivory Coast, and East Java emphasize that anemia is a complex and multifaceted public health problem. A thorough understanding of iron metabolism and its disturbance is central to resolving the problem of anemia but requires intricate analysis. To maximize oxygen-carrying capacity and optimize human function, one must combine issues of sociology, economics, and general health with multiple micronutrient interventions.
authors.affiliation: CeSSIAM-in-Guatemala, Guatemala City.
authors.forename: Noel W
authors.initials: NW
authors.lastname: Solomons
mesh_terms: D018798:Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans