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Bodrwelt€/ a/. (t9?9) rel)on d rlut rhc prcv.t€ne ot non defioi€.cy v;ies toN<br />
0l$ut l0 to well ov.r 50 o/o. rhe prclal.r@ of i$n doficicnoy an€mi. froh 6 !o perhaps<br />
5@/0, and lh. tcwtence of non srces inadequ<strong>ac</strong>y f,om lj to ne.rty looyq in popuhrions<br />
oa.dult fch;lcs rhmuBhour lh. wond.<br />
B@rd ad Finctr (t985) tound higlu pEval.nc. ot non deficiency onemi!, rlE<br />
con$qucnce ol toth hokwom int*raion lnd a tow svoitabitiry of did!ry id in thr<br />
ddcloping ounrjs. The, @nctuded thrr tu,nbcr oa individuals wnh non d€[ci.,Ey<br />
wa the hund.€ds of m i llions. Sine lrcn d.fici..cy is Nully th. r4uh of. poor dicr<br />
entined with inc@ql imn toss, jr is nor ltw.ys otqr whor shoutd b. lrbet.i dier$y<br />
imnd.fi.icncy for.rampte, rhe menrru{in8 *ohan qho b@d6anemic wi u$aly<br />
los. morc n.nskual btood $sn host olhq wonon, Som. estmale or an spproprille<br />
a$oohr ofavailablc diersy ircl nust bc seri 0M rhtu amo! of ron toss co b..he<br />
dividjnapoin. beN@n di€rary iroD dcfici;cy rnd btood lo$ oflE<br />
rrdncdani d,r. (1987) exaDincd ihc peval.nce ot iD, d€ici€ncy 6mi. i[<br />
K.dchj, Paklsr,n, in ' 8rcup ot too chitdrcn, a<strong>ac</strong>d 2 ro 6 ram, snd 20o adut. faut6,<br />
,g.n 17 b 3t,s6. Atrcmir, dcfincd !s c h<strong>ac</strong>nogtobin le€l 16 rh.n .S S/dt, wss<br />
prcsr in 47% ot $c childM md 30./o of rhc adutt lctrr]A MoE |han halt ot bdh<br />
childEn md .duh temte had sNm fedirin tcvcts b.tow mmat. Mey of rt6<br />
rubj*ts ako had ereden ion bntinS oplciry {nd qlucd *tun rM rdcls. t}c<br />
polenlially serious @nsquences ud hielEr pr.lat€nce of ion deficj€ncy ooemi. i[<br />
cl,ildren snd women ofchitdbqring asc denu|ld gr.rer €Irods rowdd diascis lrd<br />
erodicdion nr d.vellpir,g countne,.<br />
Anon (1988) eponed roo d€Ioi.ncr andnia (lDA) s a Fobl€D df srious<br />
public healfi significuce in pakislatr, sevcrel, olTccrirg loree *gmefl or poputarion;<br />
po icubny in $het goi.g children and woDcn of childba.ins sse, prcdoninutl, in<br />
pE3noni od lrlding morhs, AbonS ttE vutn mbl. a@ps 45% ot peg.st ond<br />
lGLtlna Mmd kE !ndi., oa vhon tO% sE r@ty,..mrc. Th. p€!.t..e ot<br />
fico,r inc@d wi.h aae in prcgnsl lnd tsclalrg rcmcn; 65% of womcl of 4C50<br />
yldB of !9. @npeF! wid l5% *om.n ot 15.19 y.i6 or!8. wE {lmic.<br />
Ako.diiS !o Wl{O (ta92) IDn d.ficiency mflis (tDA, is rh€ brtd! non<br />
pEv.letrtoutrilionatdeficiscymskingup$ourhltfofa dediftercn ypBofanemia.
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