sources of iron

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sources of iron

2 posts on this thread and the last post was on March 25th, 2011 5:08 AM by Lenny

Pinky - March 25th, 2011 4:38 AM

Iron is very important to pregnant women and the baby inside the womb. Then, do you know what are the sources of iron? where can we get these?

Ella_Mae - March 25th, 2011 4:49 AM

Yes, it's very important. Actually there are two types of iron in the diet. One is ,haem iron which is the easiest of the two types for the body to absorb (between 20-30% is absorbed). Meat is one of the sources.

Lenny - March 25th, 2011 5:08 AM

chicken and fish belongs to haem iron. Non-haem iron is the second type, which comes from plant sources like wholegrain breads and cereals (especially fortified breakfast cereals). Non-haem absorption is 5% or less, considerably lower than haem iron.