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❓Did you know the recommended dietary intake (RDI) of iron for women through the menstruation years is 18mg per day or men 8mg per day!
🤣This is the fun part - Therefore, to meet your iron needs, you would need just over half a kilogramme (514g) of beef per day.
🤣Or if your not a meat eater, you need about five cups of lentils a day. Who can eat that much?
🤔And yet the World Cancer Research Fund suggests that you should eat less than 500g of red meat per week.
🤔 Iron comes from animal protein sources (haem iron) & plant sources (non-haem iron). Our body takes the haem iron more easily.
🙄Calcium and Iron fight for a place in our bodies with Calcium winning every time. Which is great for our bones but not so great for our oxygen transporting blood (the reason we need iron)
🙄Fibre also interferes with the uptake of Iron, and iron is better absorbed in the presence of vitamin C!
👍🏻If your pregnant, breastfeeding or an athlete (runner or walker) you need more iron!
😴Fatigue, a major symptom of iron deficiency, is also a sign of iron overload, so it is essential to have your iron levels tested before taking supplements. A simple blood test from your GP will establish whether you are iron-deficient or not.
👍🏻As you can see, there are many factors influencing your iron levels and whether or not you need to take a supplement. Dr Libby says that we should aim to be getting nutrients from food where possible, but in many cases a supplement is needed.
The full article is worth a read! https://thisnzlife.co.nz/much-iron-actually-need-dr-libby-talks-iron-deficiency/
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