A Look At Anemia Related To Nutritional Issues.

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A LOOK AT ANEMIA RELATED TO NUTRITIONAL ISSUES

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION.........................................................................................1

REVIEW OF LITERATURE.........................................................................

METHODOLOGY........................................................................................

PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA..........................................

CONCLUSION............................................................................................

WORKS CITED...........................................................................................

APPENDIX A..............................................................................................

APPENDIX B..............................................................................................

INTRODUCTION

"Anemia can be defined as a decrease in the oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood caused by low hemoglobin concentration" ("A Practical Guide", 1). "Cells in the body require oxygen to fully utilize fuels. The oxygen is transported from the lungs to tissues throughout the body via red blood cells. Oxygen binds to hemoglobin, a specific molecule within each red blood cell. This molecule consists of heme, which is a red pigment, and globin, which is a protein. If the amount of functioning hemoglobin is reduced, a condition known as anemia arises" ("Anemia", 1). "The anemia that may result can take many forms, including that caused by a low iron level (iron deficiency anemia), a vitamin deficiency (megaloblastic anemia), a thyroid deficiency, the premature destruction of red blood cells (hemolytic anemia), replacement of normal bone marrow cells by cancer cells or leukemia (myelophthisic anemia), injury to bone marrow (aplastic anemia), and inborn structural defect in red blood cells (e.g. sickle-cell anemia),