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Sometimes people with low iron in their diets develope a condition where blood does not contain the n?
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Sometimes people with low iron in their diets develope a condition in which their blood does not contain the normal amount of oxygen. Explain why this is so.
JAYSON
Sometimes people with low iron in their diets develope a condition in which their blood does not contain the normal amount of oxygen. Explain why this is so.
JAYSON
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Oxygen in the blood is carried by hemoglobin, a globular protein that contains a “heme,” a structure made of iron. If a person is deficient in iron, hemoglobin is not able to properly distribute oxygen throughout the body. The oxygen binds to the heme and in blood lacking iron, the oxygen can’t bind and it can’t be transported.
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the condition of having low iron is called anemia