Human Nutrition 3(3+0)

Lesson 38 : Iron

Deficiency of iron

The normal haemoglobin levels commonly range between 13 – 15 g/100ml and the RBC count is 3 to 4.5 million per cu mm. In iron deficiency anaemia, the haemoglobin level ranges between 5 – 9 g/100ml. The clinical features are

• General fatigue and lassitude
• Breathlessness/Laboreol breathing
• Giddiness
• Pallor of the skin
• Oedema