Essential info + why we’re most at risk Have you noticed your
concentration decreasing at the office, or that you are becoming
more out-of-breath as you climb the stairs? Or even detected
your energy levels waning in the afternoon and then surging late
at night, leaving you unable to sleep? These are just a few of
the symptoms of anemia, a condition that affects 30% of the
world’s women, as opposed to 13% of men, according to the World
Health Organization. And since us women are most prone to this
condition, we didn’t need any more reason to investigate! What
is anemia? If you ask your best friend, her answer would likely
be that anemia is simply an iron deficiency. False! Anemia is
actually defined as a not having enough red blood cells, which
carry oxygen to organs. This is why anemics suffer from fatigue
and shortness of breath; their heart must work harder to supply
the body with oxygen. But your friend isn’t entirely wrong. The
most common cause of anemia is iron deficiency, aptly referred
to as iron def