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Causes of iron deficiency anemia include: 1  Blood loss. Blood contains iron within red blood cells. 2  A lack of iron in your diet. Your body regularly gets iron from the foods you eat. 3  An inability to absorb iron. Iron from food is absorbed into your bloodstream in your small intestine.  Pregnancy.
Iron deficiency anemia occurs when the body lacks mineral iron to produce the hemoglobin it needs to make red blood cells. In general, there are three stages leading from iron deficiency to anemia: First, there is an insufficient supply of iron, which causes iron stores in the bone marrow to be depleted.