In women of childbearing age, the most common cause of iron deficiency anemia is a loss of iron in the blood due to heavy menstruation or pregnancy. A poor diet or certain intestinal diseases that affect how the body absorbs iron can also cause iron deficiency anemia.
Direct democracy (also known as pure democracy) is a form of democracy in which people decide (e.g. vote on, form consensus on) policy initiatives directly. This differs from the majority of modern Western-style democracies, which are indirect democracies.
Criticism of. direct democracy should therefore not rely on the primarily. hypothetical objection of inefficiency. A direct democracy is a political system in which policy decisions are. made by the electorate itselfand not by elected officials. Elements of. such a system are found where referenda, plebiscites, propositions, or initiatives exist. Interest in direct democracy has grown conÂ­.