Nutritional Anemia

Worldwide Prevalence and Progress in Anemia Reduction.- The Economics of Addressing Nutritional Anemia.- Iron Biology: Metabolism and Homeostasis.- Laboratory Methods for Measurement of Anemia and Iron Status.- Interpretation of Biomarkers and Diagnosis of Nutritional Status.- Anemia and Iron Deficiency in Disease.- Nutritional Anemia in Special Population Groups (children, elderly, pregnancy/lactation, vegetarians).- Sources of Iron Intake: Diet, Supplemental, Environmental.- Bioavailability: Inhibitors and Enhancers of Iron Absorption.- Food Fortification with Iron: Policy and Considerations.- Genetic Hemoglobinopathies and their Contribution to Anemia.- Role of B-vitamins in Nutritional Anemia.- Oxidative Stress and Vitamin E in Anemia.- Vitamin D and Hepcidin in Nutritional Anemia.- Infection and Inflammation in the Etiology and Assessment of Iron Deficiency of Anemia.- Iron Infection and the Immune System.- Anemia in Sever Undernutrition (malnutrition).- Interactions between Iron and other Minerals in the Etiology of Anemia.- Iron and the Gut Microbiota.- An Overview of the Functional Significance of Iron Deficiency (Cognitive, Behavioral).- Designing Effective Programs for Anemia Prevention, Treatment, and Reduction.- Market-based Approaches for Anemia Prevention, Treatment, and Reduction.- Safety of Interventions to Reduce Nutritional Anemia.- Novel Approaches to Iron Supplementation.- Food-based Approaches to Combating Iron Deficiency.- Conclusions and Research Agenda.