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Lately many companies stress through advertisements the need for supplements for our body, suggesting supplements could help us work through a regular day. Further, supplements are also suggested as common solutions for tiredness and stress or are even recommended as substitutes for certain meals. However, it is very important to make sure we be very careful of what goes in our mouth; simply because an excess of certain vitamins and minerals and/or less of another could lead to an overall imbalance. It's therefore vital for us to recognize the importance of certain vitamins and minerals first before subscribing to them; this cannot be more true for iron. | Lately many companies stress through advertisements the need for supplements for our body, suggesting supplements could help us work through a regular day. Further, supplements are also suggested as common solutions for tiredness and stress or are even recommended as substitutes for certain meals. However, it is very important to make sure we be very careful of what goes in our mouth; simply because an excess of certain vitamins and minerals and/or less of another could lead to an overall imbalance. It's therefore vital for us to recognize the importance of certain vitamins and minerals first before subscribing to them; this cannot be more true for iron. | ||
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# Know the function of iron in our body. Iron helps to transport oxygen to body tissues and pick up CO2 for exhalation. Common sources of iron in our diet include meat, especially red meat and poultry, seafood, wholegrain breads & cereals and also some green leafy vegetables and some sugar can products such as jaggery. | # Know the function of iron in our body. Iron helps to transport oxygen to body tissues and pick up CO2 for exhalation. Common sources of iron in our diet include meat, especially red meat and poultry, seafood, wholegrain breads & cereals and also some green leafy vegetables and some sugar can products such as jaggery. | ||
