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  Understanding Iron Deficiency through physiological symptoms Prof Yamini Bhusan Tripathi, PhD biochemistry, Former Dean Faculty of Ayurveda and CEO Yamini Innovations (MSME for R and D), Varanasi, India 03-06-2025 Iron deficiency is one of the most common and impactful nutritional deficiencies worldwide. Very often it is overlooked, though it is affecting approximately 2 billion people globally , it can silently sap energy, impair daily functioning, and worsen chronic illnesses if left unaddressed. 🧬 What is Iron Deficiency? Iron plays a vital role in producing haemoglobin , the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen throughout the body. When iron levels are low, the body’s oxygen-carrying capacity is reduced, leading to iron-deficiency anaemia — a condition that affects around 1.2 billion people globally (Zhou et al., 2024). However, not all iron deficiency leads to anaemia, in the beginning. They may show the symptoms of non-anaemic iron deficiency ,...