Iron is one of the most important nutrients in your diet, since it helps different proteins deliver oxygen to your body—but the truth is, much of the world doesn’t get enough of this essential mineral ...

Many female adolescents in the United States may not have enough iron in their bodies. But most may never know, partly due to a lack of routine screenings as well as disagreement over what constitutes ...

Please, hear me out: Have you ever felt the craving to eat ice? OK now, what about dirt? Or even clay? This phenomenon is called pagophagia and this craving, along with fatigue, rapid heart rate or ...

When your body doesn’t have enough iron, you typically feel it. Most commonly, low iron makes you tired, cold, and short of breath. Your skin may be pale and clammy, too. Here’s why low iron saps your ...

I’ve heard that iron supplements may ease fatigue. Should I start taking one? If you have iron-deficiency anemia, you should take an iron supplement. But here’s an interesting pro-tip I share with my ...

Iron deficiency is far more than fatigue and low haemoglobin: because iron underpins oxygen delivery, enzyme activity, and connective-tissue synthesis, shortages frequently show up first on the skin, ...

The condition can cause fatigue and other symptoms but is rarely tested for. Here’s what to know. By Alisha Haridasani Gupta Roughly 35 percent of women of reproductive age in the United States don’t ...

Ouch. You part your lips ever so slightly and you're suddenly reminded of the painful sore in the corner of your mouth. The irritating cracks are medically known as angular cheilitis, a common ...

An underdiagnosed deficiency of an essential mineral may be contributing to fatigue, brain fog and concentration problems in almost 1 in 4 adolescent girls and young women in the United States. Almost ...