Overweight and micronutrient deficiencies have manifested in the same individuals. This study investigated the association among iron deficiency (ID), anemia, and weight status among nonpregnant Colombian females aged 13-49 y (n = 3267). Data from the 2005 National Survey of the Nutrition Situation were used. The prevalence of ID (plasma ferritin <12.0 ?g/L; individuals with CRP >0.012 g/L excluded) and anemia (altitude-adjusted hemoglobin <120 g/L) was estimated separately. The...

Dr. John Bundrick, a consultant in medicine at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, discusses his article "Clinical Pearls in General Internal Medicine," ( Available at: http://tinyurl.com/2ex2evx ) which appears in the January 2011 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings.

Dr. Ayalew Tefferi, professor of Hematology and Medicine at Mayo Clinic, discusses his article entitled "Myelodysplastic Syndromes: Many New Drugs, Little Therapeutic Progress, which appears in the November 2010 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings (Available at: http://tinyurl.com/32fzgtm).