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Iron Mineral 101
By Charlene J. Nuble, Fri Dec 9th
Iron is a mineral that is essential to the health andfunctioning of the body. Deficiencies in iron can have seriousconsequences for overall health and even energy levels. Whileiron is important for both sexes, it is of particular importanceto women due to biological and reproductive factors. However,world wide, many people do not meet the minimum suggested dailyintake of iron resulting in a variety of health problems thatrange from the mild, which simply increasing the daily ironintake could remedy, to the severe, which often require morecomplex treatments but could easily have been avoided bysufficient daily iron consumption. Iron serves several purposes within the body. One of the mostimportant functions of iron in the system is its role isoxygenating the blood. Another essential role of iron is energymetabolism. It is a factor of the neurodevelopment of babies asthey grow and develop in the uterus. Iron also serves to promotethe important functioning of the body’s immune systemparticularly in the production of the white blood cellsessential in fighting infection and disease. Iron is alsoessential in properly utilizing the B vitamins. Women, because of their role in reproduction, need to beespecially sure that their iron levels are sufficient especiallyduring pregnancy as the healthy growth and development of theirbabies depends on it. Because of blood loss during menstruation,most women need to take a little extra precaution during thattime period to make sure their iron levels stay at recommendedlevels.
Iron deficiencies can cause a variety of health problems. Anemiais by far the most common and it results in weakness, fatigueand, to the detriment especially of school children, aninability to concentrate properly. Oxygen is one of the mostimportant life giving forces of the body and due to theessential role of iron in seeing to it that oxygen reaches allparts of the body, via the blood, general feelings
of health andwell-being rely on proper iron levels. Dietary supplements that include iron, as well as iron enrichedfoods, play an important role world wide in achieving therecommended daily iron requirements of the human body. However,like any other dietary supplement or medicine, iron supplementsmust be used properly to be effective and to avoid inducingother serious health problems. Always remember also to coupleyour iron supplement drinking with ascorbic acid or vitamin C.This is to help the body absorb the iron more quickly. An overdose of iron in small children can be fatal. Always keepiron supplements and that contain iron well out of thereach of children. A reminder for parents who wisely make use ofa daily multivitamin and iron supplement for their children: ifyou are using those brightly colored, cartoon character types,always be sure to remind your children that those are powerfulmedicines and not merely candy. That way if the bottle isaccidentally left down and the child does find it, they are lesslikely to overdose themselves with it and more likely to call itto your attention that you left it in their reach. Iron is an essential nutrient for some of the body’s veryimportant functions and processes. For many years, dietarysupplements have been a safe and trusted means of making sure tomeet the recommended daily iron intake levels. When usedproperly, iron supplements are a good choice for helping to keepthe body strong and healthy. ------------------------- Note: This article may be freelyreproduced as long as the AUTHOR'S resource box at the bottom ofthis article is included and and all links must beActive/Linkable with no syntax changes.------------------------- About the author:Charlene J. Nuble 2005. For up to date links and informationabout Vitamins, please go to: http://vitamins.besthealthlink.net/ or for updated links and information on allhealth related topics, go to: http://www.besthealthlink.net/
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