# @thewhizdoc on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CiJceCPjUOq
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/75555947-thewhizdoc-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2022-09-06T01:55:38.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Dr. Emmanuel Aguh, MD | Family Medicine (@thewhizdoc) — https://gondola.cc/thewhizdoc

## Caption

Iron deficiency anemia occurs when the body doesn’t have enough iron to produce hemoglobin.

Hemoglobin is the part of the blood that gives it it’s red color and enable red blood cells to carry oxygen rich blood around the body. 

So if the body is losing too much iron or you aren’t consuming enough iron, your body cannot produce hemoglobin which may eventually lead to iron deficiency anemia.

There are some groups of people who for certain reasons might have an increased risk of iron deficiency anemia.

This post is a quiz asking a question about who might be at a higher risk of iron deficiency anemia between men and women. 

Let me know what your answers are in the comments. 

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