The Bataan Provincial Health Office urges parents to bring their children aged 0 to 59 months to the nearest barangay health station for weight and height measurements as part of Operation Timbang, a ...

Research highlights the critical role of red meat in providing essential nutrients like iron, zinc, and B12, particularly for ...

Dr Ravinder K Gupta, Dr Akhilpreet Kaur Anemia is a serious global public health problem that particularly affects young ...

Changes associated with anemia tongue are called glossitis, otherwise known as tongue inflammation. This article explains why ...

With 52% of children in Punjab suffering from anemia, 49% facing vitamin A deficiency, and over 70% lacking sufficient vitamin D, health experts emphasise that mandatory food fortification is the only ...

Climate change is no longer just an environmental issue; it has become a direct threat to global food security and human nutrition. Rising temperatures, erratic weather patterns, and increased ...

Women and girls, who tend to eat least and eat last, are particularly affected, being twice as likely to suffer from malnutrition. This crisis is causing illnesses ... helped to avert 7 million deaths ...

In fact, doctors estimate as many as one in three adults may have undiagnosed iron deficiency. Iron is a key nutrient that helps red blood cells carry oxygen throughout the body. “So if we’re ...

Although the serum iron level did not change substantially after surgery, the frequency of patients with ferritin deficiency increased from 7.9% at baseline to 13.4% and 23.0% at 12 and 24 months, ...

Unlike acute malnutrition, which presents visible symptoms ... and deficiency has been associated with poor glycemic control and increased risk of complications in diabetes patients. Iron deficiency ...