everything u need to know about iron

Everything You Need to Know About Iron Iron is called a trace mineral, but its effects are mighty. We need it to produce hemoglobin, the oxygen carrier in red blood cells that brings oxygen to the rest of the body. Iron is also needed to produce myoglobin, the oxygen reservoir in the muscle cells. Iron is notoriously low in the American diet; especially in children one to two years old, and in women ages 12 to 50. …showed first 75 words of 672 total…

…showed last 75 words of 672 total…simultaneously, can boost iron absorption by more than 500%. How to get iron in your diet. Optimal iron intake: · Pregnant women: 30-60 mg Good Sources of Iron · One ounce Total cereal: 18 mg · One cup Cream of Wheat: 10 mg · Baked potato with skin: 4 mg · 1/2 cup green leafy vegetables: 2 mg · One tbsp. Blackstrap molasses: 3 mg · Three ounces of liver (all kinds): 8 - 25 mg · Three ounces of beef, pork, lamb: 2-3 mg 1/2 cup prunes or dates: 2 mg ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**