How often do you think about anemia? I rarely do, personally. That’s probably because I’m a 40-year-old man and am not at particularly high risk. My wife, on the other hand, has relatively low iron and keeps an eye on her iron intake. Perhaps surprisingly, she’s not alone. New data show that a growing number of Americans are not getting enough iron in their diets, and it’s resulting in higher instances of anemia. A condition that was relatively rare just decades ago is increasing among the population, likely due to modern farming practices and the fact that people are generally eating less red meat, the best dietary source of iron. Dietary iron helps your body make hemoglobin, a component of red blood cells that carries oxygen from the lungs to the rest of your body. It essentially allows blood to spread oxygen. Anemia happens when red blood cell levels drop. …
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