Iron, An Essential Vitamin for People

Apr, 2022 - By WMR

Iron is recommended by experts to add into daily life as it takes the bioavailability to other level

Usually people think of several types of supplements to add in life however, fail to understand the importance supplement and which supplement to be added for a healthy well-being. One needs to keep a detailed note of which supplement or the nutrient can work better on the problems being caused by a person. Iron is one such supplement that is ample in supplying the amount of vitamin C a body needs and can further provides various other benefits. This is considered to be the most important mineral which can aid in evading several deficiency diseases. Iron can be produced by the body internally by the breaking of red blood cells however, there is a necessity of iron from the out sources also. Everyone has a need of iron from some external sources.

It is being recorded by a survey that nearly 6.7% of US children and women up to 9% are having a deficiency of iron. People aged from 12-49 years are all classified under this category. According to experts one need to consume nearly 8-27mg of iron daily as per age and physician advice. Iron is one such mineral that is difficult to be absorbed by people. People lose iron to a larger extent in the form of sweat and urine. Women even lose more iron at the time of menstruation. Iron is basically found in two forms in nature one is heme iron and the other one is non-heme iron. Heme iron is obtained from animal sources such as meat, fish, egg and poultry. And non heme iron is found in both animal and plant sources. Heme iron can be attained by people easily however, absorbing non heme iron is a bit difficult task. Calcium, phytonutrients, organic compounds are some form of non-heme iron.