NEW DELHI: A major fraction of cases of anaemia — commonly associated with iron deficiency — were linked to “other” causes, such as low vitamin B12 and air pollution, according to a study that analysed data from a community-level blood survey conducted in eight Indian states.
The results, published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, also showed that the prevalence of anaemia associated with iron deficiency was under a third of the overall prevalence.
Researchers, including those from the ‘Vitamin B12 India Study’ and Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Nutrition (ICMR-NIN), Hyderabad, said that the findings suggested that as a cause of anaemia, iron deficiency did not appear to be predominant.
Source: PTI News
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