Iron, Dietary
Description
  Iron or iron compounds used in foods or as food. Dietary iron is important in oxygen transport and the synthesis of the iron-porphyrin proteins hemoglobin, myoglobin, cytochromes, and cytochrome oxidase. Insufficient amounts of dietary iron can lead to iron-deficiency anemia.
Synonyms
  Dietary Iron
Parents
  Iron Compounds
Experts
  John Beard
James R. Connor
Patricia S. Grigson
Byron Jones
Penny Kris-Etherton
Matthew McEchron
Tree Numbers
  D01.485.325
MeSH ID
  D019266

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