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The many dangers of iron supplementation
Posted by: Panchito ()
Date: February 04, 2014 04:58PM

good video about iron and its dangers. Iron absorbtion from plants is self regulated in the gut. But iron from animals (hemo) is not and can create many problems (cancer, etc) from accumulation.

02:49 min vid

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Collings R, Fairweather-Tait SJ, Dainty JR, Roe MA. Low-pH cola beverages do not affect women's iron absorption from a vegetarian meal. J Nutr. 2011 May; 141(5):805-8.

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Re: The many dangers of iron supplementation
Posted by: sintro ()
Date: February 13, 2014 05:28AM

I'm about to buy my first jar of Blackstrap Molasses. Shouldn't be a problem with that right?

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Re: The many dangers of iron supplementation
Posted by: Panchito ()
Date: February 13, 2014 04:58PM

plant based sources of iron are self regulated

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