Iron and Health

Iron resembles toughness and strength and it’s interesting to see whether iron provides the main power and strength to the basic skeleton and bones of the body and whether the immune system is also dependent on iron. But interestingly the strength and development of bones are not dependent on iron, this right belongs to Calcium and for muscular strength and immune system of the body protein is the key element.

Iron is an important component of blood and lies in Haemoglobin. Haemoglobin is the oxygen carrying part of the red blood cells. If the daily diet does not contain the recommended amount of iron it leads to anaemia. In case of anaemia eyes get pale yellow colored and the iron deficiency has an over all impact on other systems of body because Iron is also an important component of several enzymes.

Iron is found in meat, liver, whole meal, cereals, peas, beans and lentils. Other than meat and liver all sources of iron has faster digestive abilities. Normally, about 10% of the ingested iron is absorbed. Vitamin C helps in iron absorption. Excess of consumed iron is stored in the liver.