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Title
Overweight children and adolescents: a risk group for iron deficiency.
Authors
Nead, Karen G; Halterman, Jill S; Kaczorowski, Jeffrey M; Auinger, Peggy; Weitzman, Michael
Abstract
The prevalence of obesity has increased at an epidemic rate, and obesity has become one of the most common health concerns in the United States. A few small studies have noted a possible association between iron deficiency and obesity.