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1. We all know that iron is important and that we should get enough of it, but what the heck do our bodies actually use it for?
2. The iron in grains, beans and legumes is as easily absorbed as the iron in animal foods such as red meat.
3. If you're a man, most of your normal daily iron loss will be in this form.
4. Which of the following contains the most iron?
5. To maximize your body's absorption of iron, you should do which of the following?
6. Which of the following persons probably does NOT need extra iron?
7. Smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol can increase total body iron stores.
8. If there were a suspicion that you were suffering from the most common iron disorder, which of these blood tests would your physician most likely perform?
9. As with so much in life, too much iron can be as bad as too little. Which of the following can be a symptom of iron overload?
10. Finally, we should discuss the serious problem of iron poisoning in young children, for whom even 200 mg of iron can be fatal. That's as few as five pills! What action has the US Food and Drug Administration NOT taken to help prevent further tragedies of this kind?
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