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American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol 35, 327-337, Copyright © 1982 by The American Society for Clinical Nutrition, Inc

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Nutritional anemia in the English-speaking Caribbean and Suriname

WK Simmons and JM Gurney

Anemia is a problem in all countries of the English-speaking Caribbean where data are available. It affects mostly preschool age children and pregnant and lactating women. The most common cause is a deficiency of iron. This is probably due to an adequate intake with a low absorption. A deficiency of folate is also probably a responsible factor in the pathogenesis of some of the anemias. Anemias associated with parasitic infestations such as hookworm and whipworm and hemoglobinopathies such as sickle cell anemia are also noted.




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