Just Pinned to Domestic and Global News: Biologically speaking iron is a trace mineral and an essential nutrient that your body requires to function properly. It helps with immune function detoxification and the creation of several proteins and enzymes.[1] One of these proteins is hemoglobin a complex protein used by red blood cells to carry oxygen throughout the body. Iron deficiency anemia is a condition that occurs when your blood doesnt contain enough iron hemoglobin or red blood cells to transport the oxygen you need from your lungs to your tissues. While there are several types of anemia iron deficiency is by far the most common. Over 1.6 billion people worldwide are anemic. Of these several hundred million have iron deficiency anemia.[2] If you suspect that you have an iron deficiency consult your health care provider. They may want to check your hematocrit levels which is a test to see if you have too few red blood cells. There are two types of dietary iron-heme and nonheme. Heme iron comes only from animal sources-meat poultry and seafood. Plant sources contain only nonheme iron which isnt as easily absorbed by your body as heme.[3] This may be because certain phytochemical
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