Авторы

	Pande, S. Department of Biophysics, Institute of Fundamental Biology and Biotechnology, Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation
	Ranjan, R. Laboratory of Bioluminescent Biotechnologies, Department of Biophysics, Institute of Fundamental Biology and Biotechnology, Siberian Federal University, 79 Svobodny prospect, Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation
	Kratasyuk, V. A. Russian Acad Sci, Inst Biophys, Siberian Branch, Photobiol Lab, Krasnoyarsk 660036, Russia. Siberian Fed Univ, Krasnoyarsk 660041, Russia.

The two paradoxical major health problems namely obesity and anemia are confirmed to affect millions around the world. Hepcidin, a protein synthesized in liver is a negative iron binding regulator. There is an affirmative relation between hepcidin and leptin levels and an inverse co-relation between hepcidin and iron status due to inflammation mediated by obesity in adolescents. So this implicates an alliance between anemia and obesity wherein weight reduction can be a powerful medium to improve iron absorption in obese adolescents. Also the Body Mass Index can serve as a preliminary non-invasive screening tool to identify potential adolescents prone to anemia. © 2018