Iron Deficiency Begins Before Anemia
Iron Deficiency Begins Before Anemia https://pediatricsnationwide.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Original_hi_res_JPG-071426BT293-1-1024x683.jpg 1024 683 Amanda E. Jacobson-Kelly, MD, MSc https://pediatricsnationwide.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/071426BT066_CombinedFinal-copy-profile-crop.jpg
Why Pediatricians Should Recognize and Treat Iron Deficiency Before Anemia Develops For generations, pediatricians have been taught to think about iron deficiency in the context of anemia. We routinely screen infants for anemia and, when hemoglobin is low, diagnose and treat iron deficiency. If hemoglobin is normal, we generally assume iron status is adequate. Today,…