Ngokwencazelo, i-anemia ukuntuleka kwe-iron noma ukumuncwa okungalungile kwale mineral ngumzimba. I-anemia ibonakala ihlasela abesifazane, ikakhulukazi amantombazane asakhula nabesifazane abadlule kokuya esikhathini, ngaphezu kwabesilisa. Lapho bene-anemia, ngokuvamile kuwumphumela wokudla okungenakulinganisela nokuntula izakhi ezibalulekile.

Kubalulekile ukwazi ukuthi itiye elinamandla nekhofi lingaphazamisa ukumuncwa kwensimbi okufanele, ngenxa yama-tannins aqukethe. Yingakho ngokuvamile kuhle ukuphuza lezi ziphuzo amahora amabili ngemva kokudla.