Why Some Girls Skip Iron Pills (And How to Help Them Take Them)
Researchers in Ghana studied why teenage girls sometimes don't take iron and folic acid pills, even though these vitamins help prevent anemia and keep them …
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Why Gastric Bypass Patients Often Develop Low Blood Iron Levels
Researchers looked at 74 studies involving over 12,000 people who had gastric bypass surgery to understand how common anemia (low red blood cells) becomes …
Read MoreWhy Anemia Is More Complex Than Just Low Iron
About 1 in 4 people worldwide struggle with anemia, a condition where your blood doesn't carry enough oxygen. While most people think anemia is just about …
Read MoreWhy Half of Pregnant Women in Rural Ethiopia Skip Their Iron Pills
Researchers in Ethiopia discovered that only 45% of pregnant women in rural areas are taking their iron and folic acid supplements as recommended—far below the …
Read MoreSpecial Food Mix Helps Ethiopian School Kids Get Healthier
Researchers in Ethiopia are testing a new food made from amaranth and flaxseed to help school children who don't get enough nutrition. Many children in …
Read MoreWhy Some Young Women Get Iron Deficiency More Easily
Researchers in Indonesia are studying why some female medical students develop iron deficiency—a condition where the body doesn't have enough iron to work …
Read MoreWhy Some Pregnant Women Skip Their Iron Pills in Ethiopia
Researchers in Ethiopia wanted to understand why some pregnant women don't take their iron and folic acid supplements regularly, even though these vitamins are …
Read MoreNew Drink Made From Tropical Fruit Could Help Fight Anemia
Scientists created a new type of drink using a tropical fruit called yellow Spondias dulcis that's packed with iron and good bacteria. They tested 11 different …
Read MoreWhy Plant Foods in Turkey May Block Iron Absorption
Researchers studied what Turkish people eat and found they're consuming more of a natural compound called phytate, which comes from grains and plant-based …
Read MoreSpecial Soy Powder Helps Teen Girls Get More Iron
Researchers tested a new sprinkle powder made from specially processed soybeans to see if it could help teenage girls absorb more iron from their food. In an …
Read MoreIron and Vitamin A Pills Don't Help Healthy Ethiopian Schoolchildren
Researchers gave vitamin pills and iron supplements to over 500 schoolchildren in Ethiopia to see if the supplements would help them stay healthier. Some kids …
Read MoreSolar Gardens Help Kids Eat Better and Grow Stronger in Africa
Researchers in Benin, Africa tested whether special solar-powered gardens run by women could help young children get better nutrition. They compared families …
Read MoreMagnesium May Help Protect Kids from Anemia When Vitamin D is Low
Researchers studied over 11,000 American children to understand how two nutrients—vitamin D and magnesium—work together to affect anemia risk. They found that …
Read MoreTeaching Teen Girls About Food to Fight Anemia in Nepal
Researchers in Nepal are testing a new way to teach teenage girls about healthy eating to prevent anemia, a blood condition that affects millions of young …
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