Comments on: How Much Iron Do We Need? What are the Best Sources of Iron?

By: amber

amber — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 04:36:44 +0000

im starting a new weight loss supplement, containing 2mg of iron, also want 2take a womens multivitamin supplement which has 18mg of iron, im concerned that taking both then as the weight loss supplement increases to 3pills a day, may cause problems? I eat three meals a day and often have alot of red meat, im wondering if i should cut my multivitamin in half perhaps? i need some advice

By: Ebony

Ebony — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:46:32 +0000

Hi, my iron has been very low for the past 2 1/2 wks and it officially got worse New Year’s Eve, I’m dizzy, always tired, shortness of breath from doing the littlest things, my legs & arms have tingling feelings & my heart beat so heard that it seems like its about to beat outta my chest. I haven’t been able to really buy anything with iron in it bcuz of financial reasons, I’m only able to buy Ramen Noodles until this coming Sunday when I can somthing high in Iron. Anyway, i recently bought some Women’s Essential Vitamin (Plus Iron), it has 18 mg of Iron in them but I’m only required to take 1 pill a day as a dietary supplement but I’m still very weak, dizzy, fast heart beats, shortness of breath & tingling sensations in my arms & legs, I don’t really have an appetitie either. I can barely eat anything without feeling full very quick. Is there anything I can do? Cuz I don’t wanna take more vitamins than are required simply bcuz I haven’t any better.Any advice will be helpful! Thanks in advance.

By: Jason

Jason — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 16:41:41 +0000

Sorry Eddie but that is not correct, while I do not condone the mistreating of animals we still need to eat meat and there are way to many reasons why to list here, Vegans can very easily have high cholesterol because it’s NOT meat that causes high cholesterol, it’s glycogen, bread, fruits, wheat, sugar,etc. promotes insulin resistance and small LDL partical size, like I said I am well educated in this matter and have the textbooks to prove it, including pre med, also the lectin content of chosen foods by most vegans are very very bad news and usually ends in an auto immune deficiatcy

By: Eddie

Eddie — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 09:39:43 +0000

Jason, just because your forefathers ate meat doesn’t mean we have to. Humans can be either herbivores or carnivores. Meat eaters like you enjoy attacking vegans as it makes you feel better about all the meat you eat. Do you hold any regard for the shocking conditions of our animals in factory farms? Do you even know how the suffering of an animal can affect the taste. Perhaps you are unaware that meat and dairy contain nothing but bad cholesterol. Stop eating it and guess what? You remove all the bad cholesterol from your body. Men like you have not got a clue. Go on, keep eating your meat and continue your risk of heart attacks. Stop contributing to the senseless cruelty to animals too. Wake up Jason!

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 01:44:22 +0000

I eat a paleo diet and have read several books on this matter and No offense but you vegans need to read up on bio chemistry and human evolution, our ancestors ate a meat and fat based diet, plants were eaten ONLY when in season and not year round, this is fact, I eat copious amounts of meat daily and I keep getting stronger and leaner and never felt better because this is the way we are designed to eat, bar none.

By: peter nickless

peter nickless — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 11:13:01 +0000

How much iron should a 65years active triathlete consume each day? Thanks.

By: Gary C.

Gary C. — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 23:12:20 +0000

I had my blood tested a couple of weeks ago and my doctor said it was about1253 Is that bad,and if so how bad?

By: Jonas

Jonas — Tue, 03 May 2011 08:28:11 +0000

Jeg elsker VOE

By: Charlotte

Charlotte — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:28:43 +0000

My mothers iron level was a 2 – is this a huge concern?

By: Phil

Phil — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:07:00 +0000

@Martin – well said mate. I just read this article and found it very misleading with the haem/non-haem iron comparison and the underlying message that we need meat for the best sources of iron.

I’ve been been vegan for 10 years now (no meat, dairy or eggs) and get regular checkups at my GP. My Iron levels are fantastic, my cholesterol is very low, and my Calcium/B12/VitaminD levels are also very good. As Martin said, if you want to decrease the risk of degenerative health problems such as cancers, heart disease, diabetes etc, then moving to a plant-based diet is the best thing you can do for your body, the environment, and the animals.