A fifth (20%) of menstruating women have an iron deficiency. (Getty Images) Iron deficiency is the most common nutritional deficiency in the world, with up to 20% of menstruating women lacking in the ...

From taking care of loved ones at home to taking care of business at work, women are used to going nonstop all day. But if you’re feeling too exhausted to tend to everything on your plate, you may ...

Fabian Taube and Ingrid Larsson, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg. After five months of basic military training, the proportion of female recruits with iron deficiency had more than ...

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This article is authored by Milind Thatte, managing director, P&G Health India.

Iron is stored in red blood cells that live for about 120 days before being recycled in the body. Circulating iron in the blood is quickly available but remains in the system for only a few hours.

Can eating more steak and burgers fix iron deficiency? New research reveals red meat’s power to lift hemoglobin levels in women—but there’s a catch. Study: Effect of Increasing Red Meat Intake on Iron ...