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Question by j: What would ySometimes people with low iron in their diets develope a condition where blood does not c?
Sometimes people with low iron in their diets develope a condition in which their blood does not contain the normal amount of oxygen. Explain why this is so.

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Answer by i hide behind my avatar &so do u
Loosely speaking, iron helps in transporting oxygen in the blood. Without iron, efficiency of blood to carry oxygen is greatly reduced, called anemia.

Check out these sites:

http://hcd2.bupa.co.uk/fact_sheets/html/anaemia_iron.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_deficiency_anemia

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