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Iron deficiency (sideropenia or hypoferremia) is one of the most common of the nutritional deficiencies. Iron is present in all cells in the human body and has several vital functions. Examples include as a carrier of oxygen to the tissues from the lungs in the form of hemoglobin as a transport medium for electrons within the cells in the form of cytochromes and as an integral part of enzyme reactions in various tissues.
