Iron deficiency has been a problem worldwide, including the United States since the average American diet does not provide enough essential nutrients for proper functionality (2). When there is not enough iron for the production of hemoglobin, people will feel abnormally tired throughout the day, their breath gets shorten, and some people may feel dizzy (3). This is due to not enough oxygen bind to hemoglobin or myoglobin to transport and store oxygen for our body, causing tiredness. Moreover, severe iron deficiency can cause iron deficiency anemia, which means your body does not product enough hemoglobin and myoglobin, affecting the functionality of many organ systems (4). Young children, pregnant women are usually the victims of iron deficiency because of the rapid growth and the higher need of iron in their body (2). Therefore, a good nutritional diet is much required in order for our body to function at its
Iron deficiency has been a problem worldwide, including the United States since the average American diet does not provide enough essential nutrients for proper functionality (2). When there is not enough iron for the production of hemoglobin, people will feel abnormally tired throughout the day, their breath gets shorten, and some people may feel dizzy (3). This is due to not enough oxygen bind to hemoglobin or myoglobin to transport and store oxygen for our body, causing tiredness. Moreover, severe iron deficiency can cause iron deficiency anemia, which means your body does not product enough hemoglobin and myoglobin, affecting the functionality of many organ systems (4). Young children, pregnant women are usually the victims of iron deficiency because of the rapid growth and the higher need of iron in their body (2). Therefore, a good nutritional diet is much required in order for our body to function at its