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Iron is an essential component of proteins involved in oxygen transport. A deficiency of iron limits oxygen delivery to cells, resulting in fatigue, poor work performance, and decreased immunity. Almost two-thirds of iron in the body is found in hemoglobin, the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen to tissues.1 Vitamin C helps the body absorb iron from food and Vitamin A helps the body use stored iron.1,3
Iron absorbtion is related to manganese levels.5, Most anemias are deficiency diseases resulting from inadequate tissue concentrations of iron, vitamin B12, or folic acid.7 A link between iron-deficiency (anemia) and manganese poisoning (Parkinson's disease) has been observed.6
Dietary Sources of Iron:
Clams, oysters, turkey, chicken, duck, beef liver, baking chocolate, blugar wheat, beans, spinach, turnip greens, tomatoes, and prune juice.
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Iron Fact Sheet: The National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements |
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Iron is an essential component of proteins involved in oxygen transport. A deficiency of iron limits oxygen delivery to cells, resulting in fatigue, poor work performance, and decreased immunity. Almost two-thirds of iron in the body is found in hemoglobin, the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen to tissues. A deficiency of vitamin A limits the body's ability to use stored iron. Iron requirements of pregnant women are approximately double that of non-pregnant women. Athletes and vegetarians may also be at risk of iron depletion.
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Iron in the Vegan Diet |
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Dried beans and dark green leafy vegetables are especially good sources of iron, even better on a per calorie basis than meat. Iron absorption is increased markedly by eating foods containing vitamin C along with foods containing iron. Vegetarians do not have a higher incidence of iron deficiency than do meat eaters.
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Iron on Diagnose-Me.com |
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Most of the iron in our bodies is complexed with hemoglobin and is essential for oxygen transport in the blood. Vitamin C helps your body absorb iron from food. Restless leg syndrom RLS has been associated with an iron deficiency |
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Iron-Deficiency Anemia |
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Iron is an essential component of the hemoglobin molecule: without iron the bone marrow is unable to produce hemoglobin. The red cell count falls and those which do enter circulation are smaller than normal and lacking in hemoglobin. |
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Iron Cellular Nutrition |
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The absorption of iron is dependent on manganese. Most minor iron-deficiency situations can be dealt with by using manganese alone - without any iron - which reduces any possible adverse effects that can be part of routine iron supplementation. |
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Iron-Deficiency, Manganese and Parkinson's |
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Iron deficiency appears to increase manganese absorption. Iron-deficiency anemia has been advanced as an important factor in susceptibility to manganese poisoning, which has the same symptoms as Parkinson's disease. Since there are atomic similarities between iron and manganese, an iron deficient body may absorb manganese more readily than one with an adequate iron supply. |
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Iron, B-12 and Folic Acid in Anemia |
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Most anemias are deficiency diseases resulting from inadequate tissue concentrations of iron, vitamin B12, or folic acid. Correction of the deficiency is highly successful provided an accurate diagnosis is made. |
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