TY  - BOOK
AU  - Abeer Abdelsalam Mohamed
AU  - Afaf Abdelfattah Tawfik , 
AU  - Maissa Mohamed Shawky , 
AU  - Nesreen Mohamed Kamal Elden , 
TI  - Iron deficiency anemia among overweight and obese premenopausal women / 
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Cairo : 
PB  - Abeer Abdelsalam Mohamed , 
KW  - Anemia- iron deficiency
KW  - Iron deficiency
KW  - Overweight
N1  - Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Community Medicine; Issued also as CD
N2  - Anemia is a global public health problem affecting both developing and developed countries; the most significant contributor to the onset of  anemia is iron deficiency. Overweight and obesity are now so common that are replacing the more traditional public health concerns. Aim: To study the prevalence of iron deficiency anemia among overweight and obese premenopausal females. Methodology: It is a cross sectional descriptive study, conducted in the outpatient clinic of National Nutrition  Institute. Results: More than two thirds of our study sample (71.1%)  were classified as obese females and 28.9% of females were overweight. Two thirds of study sample consumed < 75% of RDA iron. More than one third (37.2%) of our sample were anemic, there was a negative correlation between BMI and serum iron level. The percent of females with positive CRP increased by increase in BMI. Conclusion: More than one third (37.2%) of overweight and obese premenopausal females were anemic. There was dietary iron deficiency due to inadequate intake of  food rich in iron, inadequate consumption of food rich in vitamin C and over consumption of tea. Recommendations: Improvement of nutritional status of the premenopausal women by increasing their awareness about healthy diets, diet rich in iron and importance of physical activity
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