Always tired? You could be suffering from iron deficiency

Lisa Salmon reveals how hoards of women are unwittingly struggling with iron deficiency.

WHILE constant, crippling tiredness can sometimes be a sign of illness, in women, it could mean something far simpler — iron deficiency.

It’s estimated around one in 10 women suffer from iron deficiency, yet many have no idea, even though their iron levels might be so low that their body’s producing less red blood cells, meaning they have full-blown iron-deficiency anaemia.