Dietary Iron - 1
Amount of iron
in body:
3500
mg
Types of iron
in body:
2/3
as heme iron
1/3
as tissue iron (nonheme iron)
Amount of iron
lost from body:
90%
as storage iron (ferritin, hemosiderin)
10%
as nonavailable iron (myoglobin & cytochrome enzymes)
1
mg/day for %
2 -
3 mg/day for & who is menstruating
Amount of iron
in average diet:
10 –
20 mg
4
mg/day for patients in iron overload