A fifth (20%) of menstruating women have an iron deficiency. (Getty Images) Iron deficiency is the most common nutritional deficiency in the world, with up to 20% of menstruating women lacking in the ...

Ferritin is a protein that’s produced in the body’s cells, and largely concentrated in the liver and immune system cells. Ferritin stores and releases iron, which is essential for producing red blood ...

Iron deficiency anemia was identified in an additional 3.3 million US adults when the ferritin threshold was liberalized from ≤ 15 ng/mL, recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), to ≤ 45 ng ...

Ferritin cutoffs of 30 and 45 ng/mL are linked to higher iron deficiency diagnosis rates than a cutoff of 15 ng/mL in patients with nonanemia and anemia. Researchers used data from the Family Medicine ...

If you’re repeatedly struggling with low iron, ferritin that never rises, fatigue that won’t lift with supplements, or iron ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A ferritin threshold of 25 µg/L is cost-effective for identifying and treating women with iron deficiency.

Have you ever felt "off" and gotten bloodwork done, only to find out your results were all within the "normal" range? That ...