Nearly 40% of girls and young women in the U.S. may have iron deficiency, which can lead to fatigue and increase the risk of many health problems, according to a new study.The study was published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association and included 12 years of data for a total of nearly 3,500 girls and women ages 12 to 21 years old.The Cleveland Clinic says the most common causes of iron-deficiency anemia are those that involve blood loss, including heavy menstrual periods. The body gets iron from food, and not getting enough iron from food, such as due to eating a vegan or vegetarian diet, can also lead to deficiency.
Young Girls, Women Are at High Risk of Iron Deficiency: Study – Medscape – Jun 29, 2023 — https://www.medscape.com/s/viewarticle/993864?src=rss
There are two forms of dietary iron: heme and nonheme. Heme iron is derived from hemoglobin. It is found in animal foods that originally contained hemoglobin, such as red meats, fish, and poultry (meat, poultry, and seafood contain both heme and non-heme iron). Your body absorbs the most iron from heme sources. Most nonheme iron is from plant sources.
Iron-Rich Foods – https://www.webmd.com/diet/iron-rich-foods
The Boss went for a walk while I stayed back with my caffeine. I let her walk by herself because I’m getting so darned slow. This way she gets her heart rate up a bit and I get my caffeine RDA. Win win.
We decided to invite the Old Guy across the street over for a burger tonight. This morning the grill got cleaned. Easily >90% of the cleaning was done by The Boss. I’ve been to three different grocery stores picking up stuff for what potentially could be a total of four eaters. I also get to do the cooking. Win win again.
Trouble in Paradise Update. I bought a six pack.
Burgers, baked beans (vegetarian), Rocky Top Coleslaw – 2020 Update, watermelon, and ice cream. Make sure you get some iron today.
But DO NOT EAT (crickets for iron).
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