What is Iron?
Iron is an essential mineral. Iron is an important part of proteins that transport oxygen are involved with metabolism. There are two forms of dietary iron: heme and non-heme. Sources of heme iron include meat, fish and poultry. Sources of non-heme iron, which is not absorbed as well as heme iron, include beans, lentils, flours, cereals and grain products. Other sources of iron include dried fruit, peas, asparagus, leafy greens, strawberries and nuts.
Side Effects
Abdominal pain, joint pain, arthritis, black teeth, cardiovascular or metabolic toxicity, constipation, dark stool, death, diarrhea, fatigue, gonadal failure (early menopause, impotence, loss of libido), excessive iron accumulation, uncontrollable sweating, nausea weakness, shortness of breath, weight loss, vomiting.
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