Nutritional Anaemias
İÇİNDEKİLERCONTENTS 1. Introduction.............. 2. General considerations.......... 3. Methodology............... Standardization of laboratory procedures Haemoglobin and packed cell volume Serum iron........ Transferrin........ Erythrocyte protoporphyrin Folate and vitamin B12 Standardization of survey methods......... 4. Prevalence studies ................. Iron deficiency................ Folate and vitamin B12 deficiency........ 5. The occurrence and absorption of haemopoietic nutrients . Iron...................... Absorption from single foods.......... Effects of interaction between foods....... Absorption from the whole diet......... Folate...................... Occurrence of folate.............. Folate absorption and utilization........ Factors that may interfere with folate absorption . Vitamin B12................... 6. Recommended intakes................ Iron...................... Folate..................... VitaminB12 ................... 7. Iron and folate supplementation in pregnancy...... 8. Evaluation of fortification programmes ........ 9. Recommendations ................. Annex 1. Glossary..................... Annex 2. Indices suggestive of anaemia and nutritional deficiencies  |
