Iron deficiency: How it affects women's health in Colombia - Paisa Nation

The World Health Organization (WHO) noted that iron deficiency is one of the leading diseases affecting the country's female population, with 30% of women of childbearing age (15-49 years) and 37% of pregnant women at risk. On World Health Day, the WHO highlighted the role of this silent disease, detailing that iron deficiency prevents the body from producing the necessary amount of hemoglobin (a protein in red blood cells), which is responsible…