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Documents included in this toolkit have been identified by members of the USAID Advancing Nutrition Anemia Task Force. The Anemia Task Force members are experts in fields of study related to various aspects of anemia - biology, its assessment, interventions to reduce its burden, and the enabling environment that influences anemia policies and programs. The included resources have been selected for their utility in understanding anemia and relevant to actions that can be taken to reduce it.
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Iron Deficiency and Reduced Work Capacity: A Critical Review of the Research to Determine a Causal Relationship
Systematic Review published by Journal of Nutrition in
This systematic review synthesizes the evidence pertaining to the relationship between iron deficiency and physical work capacity in animals and humans.
Evidence from 29 research reports demonstrates a strong causal effect of severe and moderate iron deficiency anemia on aerobic capacity in animals and humans, which is possibly due to 1) the…
Prediction of Dietary Iron Absorption: An Algorithm for Calculating Absorption and Bioavailability of Dietary Iron
Journal Article published by American Journal of Clinical Nutrition in
This study presents an algorithm that was developed for predicting the effects of factors known to influence heme- and non-heme-iron absorption from meals and diets.
Parasites - Soil-Transmitted Helminths (STHs)
This webpage provides a brief overview of the prevalence and impact of intestinal parasite that infect humans and provides links to learn more about the three common parasites - Ascaris, whipworm, and hookworm .