Women and Iron

[marie]

Based on blood values, substantial numbers of adolescent females and women of childbearing age are iron deficient.

These women should eat foods

• High in heme-iron, for example, meats
• Iron-rich plant foods, for example, spinach
• Iron-fortified foods with an enhancer of iron absorption, such as foods rich in vitamin C, for example, orange juice

Some Food Sources of Iron
Clams, canned, drained 3 oz
23.8 Iron mg (milligrams)
126 Calories

Fortified ready-to-eat cereals 1 oz
1.8 to 21.1 Iron mg (milligrams)
54 to 127 Calories

Oysters, eastern, wild, cooked, moist heat 3 oz
10.2 Iron mg (milligrams)
116 Calories

Organ meats (liver, giblets), various, cooked 3 oz
5.2 to 9.9 Iron mg (milligrams)
134 to 235 Calories

Fortified instant cooked cereals (various) 1 packet
4.9 to 8.1 Iron mg (milligrams)
Varies in Calories

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[andy]

From the statistics it would seem that our biology, the fact we bleed each month and at pregnancy support new life puts us at risk of not getting enough iron.

[petermark0]

Too often and much to my dismay, I hear women protest against using any appreciable weight in their weight training program. Moreover, many young women completely refrain from resistance training; instead spending countless hours on the cardio deck in a fruitless effort to attain an ideal physique. What is the ideal physique and why are women so afraid of lifting a dumbbell that isn’t pink or red? The answer to the first question lies in a complex paradox of social and cultural influences. In answer to the second question, many women believe lifting weights will make them explode with bulging muscles. Another reason is women believe they cannot lift anything heavier than their makeup case.


Iron helps carry oxygen to the tissues, including the brain. When iron levels dip, the body is short on oxygen, resulting in fatigue, memory loss, poor concentration, apathy, shortened attention span, and reduced work performance.

[Azure]

Iron deficiency symptoms include weariness, laziness, and make you feel dizzy. To ensure that you do not suffer from iron deficiency, you should take care in eating foods that have a rich source of iron. These foods include poultry, liver, sea food, green vegetables, whole grains, etc. iron deficiency can lead to many health related problems as well. Victims of iron deficiency suffer from anemia which is a condition where the body does not have enough red blood cells.

[denny johnson]

We should take meal which is full of iron. Iron helps transport oxygen to the body including the brain. When iron levels dip, the body is short of oxygen, causing fatigue, memory loss, inability to concentrate, apathy, shortened attention span, and reduce work performance.