Iron Overload
- At September 10, 2023
- By Daniel
- In Diet, Education, Health & Wellness, New Video
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When vitamins and minerals come from natural foods, the risk of an overdose is low. Many people take dietary supplements, especially fat soluble vitamins and minerals believing if a little is good, a lot should be better. While the body does not store most water soluble vitamins, it can store some minerals like iron. Excess iron usually ends up in the heart and liver. Untreated iron overload can be fatal. This video shares some of the risks of iron overload.
In this video:
• Why is iron essential? 00:53
• Iron and ferritin. 1:21
• Health risks due to iron overload. 2:24
• Medically reducing high blood iron levels. 4:48
• Sources of dietary iron. 5:39
• Foods that increase iron absorption. 6:27
• Foods that decrease iron absorption. 8:01
20 Low Iron Foods
- At January 24, 2023
- By Daniel
- In Diet, Education, Health & Wellness, New Video
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Iron is an essential nutrient. Too little dietary iron can cause iron deficiency anemia. Some people have an inherited condition (hemochromatosis) that can cause dangerously high blood iron levels. This video highlights 20 foods with 1.2 mg or less of iron per serving. Most are plant foods providing nonheme iron that is not absorbed as efficiently as animal food heme iron.
In this video:
• What is iron?
• USRDA for iron.
• Why eat a low iron diet?
• 20 low iron foods.
