Anemia deficiency - Causes

Deficiency Anemia iron deficiency can occur due to several factors:
 Insufficient intake of iron occurs in the following conditions:- Prolonged artificial feeding with cow's milk or milk powder. Cow's milk is a food low in iron, since most infant formulas are fortified with iron.- Excessive eating flour- Absence of meat in the diet- Absence of animal food (vegetarian diet only)- Prematurity- Incorrect and late diet diversification
 Iron malabsorption occurs in various diseases: chronic diarrhea, intestinal parasites, malnutrition, etc..
 Loss of blood in small quantities and repeated:
 - In newborns: bleeding from the umbilical cord, early cord ligation.
 - In infants and children: diaphragmatic hernia or hiatal, intestinal parasites, allergy to cow milk proteins, or rectal polyps intestinal polyps (chronic gastrointestinal bleeding), intestinal angioma, etc..
 - In women: prolonged menstruation, irregular or heavy.
 Anemia by increased consumption of iron and iron in chronic infections diversion: osteomyelitis, tuberculosis, urinary infections, etc..
 Iron deficiency occurs in periods of accelerated growth. During childhood and adolescence the body requires more iron. Children are more prone to this type of anemia in periods of rapid growth, because dietary intake of iron is not enough to cover the increased needs of the body.
 In infants, children and adolescents is the leading cause of iron deficiency anemia iron-poor diet. Children who do not eat enough or eat foods low in iron at high risk of developing this disease. Poverty is another risk factor for iron deficiency anemia Deficiency because families living below the poverty line do not eat foods high in iron.
 In infants, discontinuing iron-fortified formula diet and replacing them with cow's milk before 12 months can lead to iron deficiency anemia Deficiency. Cow's milk does not contain the necessary amount of iron for growth and development of babies. In addition, milk decreases the absorption of iron and can irritate the intestinal mucosa, causing slight bleeding. This gradual loss of blood in stool, with insufficient iron intake may lead eventually to iron deficiency and anemia.