Less Anemic

#health - 7 percent of women and 4 percent of children in the USA have anemia, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Results from a large, nationally representative trial, the National Health and Nutritional Examination Surveys (NHANES), indicate that anemia rates are in decline.

Results of the study were published in the December 2008 issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Anemia is a condition in which there's a lower-than-normal number of red blood cells in the blood. Symptoms can include fatigue, chest pain and shortness of breath.

Source: Washington Post, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention