Review Paper
Year: 2023 | Month: June | Volume: 10 | Issue: 6 | Pages: 409-414
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20230651
Relationship between Anemia and Obesity with Women’s Reproductive Health: A Review
Fonny Kurnia Putri1, Dfrin Defrin2, Desmawati Desmawati3
1Postgraduate of Midwifery Program Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Andalas
2Department of Obstetric and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Andalas,
3Departement of Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Andalas, Padang, West Sumatera, Indonesia
Corresponding Author: Desmawati
ABSTRACT
The most common anemia is related to problems with nutritional status. Obesity increases the risk of anemia because of the accumulation of fat in adipose tissue that triggers inflammation which can lead to anemia. Hepcidin is a small peptide hormone that negatively regulates intestinal iron absorption. The absorption of iron in the body is disturbed, it will affect the hemoglobin level in the body, leading to anemia.
Keywords: Anemia, Hepcidin Level, Hemoglobin Level, and Obesity
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