09:30 pm
Thursday 06 April 2023
Dr. Hossam Mowafi, Professor of Critical Cases at Kasr Al-Ainy College of Medicine, confirmed that there is a common myth among many regarding anemia, which has nothing to do with reality.
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Mowafi said during his program “My Lord, Increase Me in Knowledge”, broadcast on Sada Al-Balad channel, that the myth he is referring to is “many people’s belief that anemia occurs only because of iron deficiency.”
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The professor of critical care medicine explained that iron is not the only nutrient whose deficiency in the body leads to anemia. Rather, there are other nutrients that, if they fall below normal, increase the risk of anemia.
He added that anemia also results from a lack of vitamin B12 and low levels of folic acid in the body, because the two share iron in the production of red blood cells.
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Mowafi indicated that there are other causes of anemia other than deficiency of folic acid, iron and vitamin B12, most notably:
– Kidney failure.
Bone marrow failure.
Breaking down red blood cells.
Continuous bleeding.
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