OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of nutritional anemia in women with overweight and obesity and the behaviour of deposit ratios. MATERIAL AND METHODS: One hundred seventy nine women, 20 to 59 years of age and are attended at Dos de Mayo Hospital for overweight and obesity, were studied. All were weighted, heighted and their arm perimeter (AP) and skinfold triceps (ST) measured, as well as the muscular and fat areas (FA). At random 74 women were selected for hemoglobin study. Overweight and obesity I and II were diagnosed by means of Quetelet Index (QI). Anemia was determined by HB below 12 gr/dL. RESULTS: Anthropometric indicators raise in accordance with QI increase, the same does not occur with HB values. QI presented by overweight and obese women as shows a statistically significant correlation with weight, AP,ST and FA; the HB has a very low correlation and significance. Anemi...