Perspectives on Iron Deficiency as a Cause of Human Disease in Global Public Health

Bjørklund G. Semenova Y. Hangan T. Pen J.J. Aaseth J. Peana M.
2024 Bentham Science Publishers

Current Medicinal Chemistry
2024 #31 Issue 12 1428 - 1440 pp.

Iron (Fe) is a necessary trace element in numerous pathways of human metabolism. Therefore, Fe deficiency is capable of causing multiple health problems. Apart from the well-known microcytic anemia, lack of Fe can cause severe psychomotor disorders in children, pregnant women, and adults in general. Iron deficiency is a global health issue, mainly caused by dietary deficiency but aggravated by inflammatory conditions. The challenges related to this deficiency need to be addressed on national and inter-national levels. This review aims to summarize briefly the disease burden caused by Fe deficiency in the context of global public health and aspires to offer some hands-on guide-lines.

children , global health , Iron , iron deficiency , iron fortification , pregnant women , public health

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Department of Research, Council for Nutritional and Environmental Medicine (CONEM), Mo i Rana, Norway
Department of Surgery, Nazarbayev University School of Medicine, Astana, Kazakhstan
Faculty of Medicine, Ovidius University of Constanta, Constanta, Romania
Department of Nutrition, UZ Brussel, Vri-je Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium
Diabetes Clinic, Department of Internal Medicine, UZ Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium
Research Department, Innlandet Hospital, Brumunddal, Norway
Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Elverum, Norway
Department of Chemical, Physical, Mathematical and Natural Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy

Department of Research
Department of Surgery
Faculty of Medicine
Department of Nutrition
Diabetes Clinic
Research Department
Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences
Department of Chemical

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