Iron

Iron is an essential mineral used to create red blood cells, which carry oxygen around the human body. The main source of iron is food.

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.

Learn more

 * Iron - Consumer Fact Sheet, Office of Dietary Supplements
 * Iron - National Health Service
 * Iron - Linus Pauling Institute Micronutrient Information Center