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{{stub}} '''Iron''' is an essential mineral used to create [[Red blood cell|red blood cells]], which carry [[oxygen]] around the human body.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web | url = https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vitamins-and-minerals/iron/ | title = Vitamins and minerals - Iron | last = | first = | authorlink = | date = 2017-10-23 | website = [[National Health Service]]|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=2022-01-10}}</ref> The main source of iron is food.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="ODS">{{Cite web | url = https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Iron-HealthProfessional/ | title = Iron Fact Sheet for Health Professionals | last = Gersten | first = Todd | authorlink= | date = Jun 2, 2020 | website = Office of Dietary Supplements|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=2022-01-10}}</ref> == Function == Iron deficiency can cause a type of [[anemia]], although the symptoms of iron deficiency anemia overlap with megoblastic anemia caused by [[Vitamin B12 deficiency]] and other forms of anemia.<ref name="Penn">{{Cite web | url = https://www.pennmedicine.org/for-patients-and-visitors/patient-information/conditions-treated-a-to-z/anemia | title = Anemia | last = | first = | authorlink = | date = | website = Penn Medicine|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=2022-01-10}}</ref> {{See also|Anemia}} ==Sources == == Theory == == ME/CFS == == Supplements == == Costs and avalability == == Risks and side effects == == See also == *[[Anemia]] *[[Vitamin B12 deficiency]] *[[Healthy, balanced diet]] *[[Dr Lapp's supplement recommendations]] *[[Vegetarian diet]] *[[Vegan diet|Vegan or Plant-based diet]] ==Learn more== *[https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Iron-Consumer/ Iron] - Consumer Fact Sheet, Office of Dietary Supplements *[[Iron]] - National Health Service *[http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/mic/minerals/iron Iron] - Linus Pauling Institute Micronutrient Information Center == References == {{Reflist}} [[Category:Minerals]] [[Category:Supplements]] [[Category:Chemical elements]] [[Category:Potential treatments]]
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