title: A question mark on iron deficiency in 185 million people of Pakistan: its outcomes and prevention.
abstract: Micronutrient deficiency especially the iron deficiency is the bane of our lives, affecting all strata of society. Unfortunately, the women during pregnancy, adolescence, and children are under this curse particularly in developing countries like Pakistan. It is one of the biggest reasons of complications during pregnancy and malnourished children under five years of age. Maternal death, still-births, and underweight births are most common consequences of iron deficiency and these outbreaks as iron-deficiency anemia in Pakistan. Disastrous nature of iron deficiency requires an urgent call to eradicate it. Hence, the solution should not be frail comparing with the huge economic loss and other incompatibilities. Flour fortification, supplementation, dietary diversification, and especially maternal education are possible solutions for combating this micronutrient deficiency.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Food Technology , PMAS Arid Agriculture University , Rawalpindi , 36400 , Pakistan.
authors.forename: Anwaar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: Asif
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.forename: Nauman
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Khalid
authors.forename: Angel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: David
authors.forename: Mansoor Abdullah
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Sandhu
authors.forename: Muhammad Atif
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Randhawa
authors.forename: Hafiz Ansar Rasul
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Suleria
mesh_terms: D018798:Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003906:Developing Countries; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D019266:Iron, Dietary / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D039382:Maternal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D009751:Nutritional Requirements; D010154:Pakistan / Q000453:epidemiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D019266:Iron, Dietary