An elite university in New York recently became concerned about a number of the young women in their dance program. The administration had been informed that many of these women had joined "diet" clubs, often sacrificing health in the pursuit of extreme thinness. The administration was concerned about the long term consequences of such diets including damage to critical systems (e.g., bones, heart, etc.) and the development of eating disorders. All dance students, with their informed consent, went through health screenings and then a program of education was enacted to improve healthly living and wellbeing. One measure taken was iron levels (normal iron blood levels of adult women are 40 - 150 micrograms per deciliter (mcg/dL)). The human body needs iron so it can make hemoglobin, a substance in red blood cells that carries oxygen from the lungs to body tissues. Iron is also needed for energy, good muscle and organ function. Below are data from the 50 young women in the program.
41 |
112 |
14 |
38 |
67 |
92 |
142 |
13 |
28 |
41 |
67 |
86 |
38 |
97 |
135 |
128 |
13 |
33 |
20 |
78 |
35 |
58 |
135 |
46 |
29 |
24 |
77 |
84 |
36 |
49 |
143 |
38 |
75 |
41 |
39 |
38 |
40 |
29 |
106 |
56 |
33 |
30 |
105 |
23 |
72 |
121 |
38 |
111 |
19 |
41 |
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