Iron

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Part 1—Basics

• Iron and a Plant-Based Diet
• Dietary Reference Intakes for Iron
• Daily Value
• Iron Content of Plant Foods
• Vitamin C Content of Plant Foods
• Functions of Iron
• Symptoms of Iron Deficiency
• Stages of Iron Deficiency
• Stage 1. Storage Iron Depletion
• Stage 2. Early Functional Deficiency
• Stege 3. Iron Deficiency Anemia
• Athletes
• Conditions that Exacerbate Iron Deficiency
• Celiac Disease
• Proton Pump Inhibitors
• How Much Iron is Too Much?
• Iron Overdose

Part 2—Research

• Absorption of Iron from Plant Foods
• Curing Anemia in Vegetarians with Vitamin C
• Lysine and Iron Absorption
• Ferritin and Iron Absorption
• Iron Status of Vegetarians
• Polish Vegetarian Children
• The Food and Nutrition Board and Vegetarian Diets
• Iron Supplements in Early Functional Deficiency
• Iron Deficiency and Manganese
• Hemochromatosis
• Iron and Chronic Disease
• Type 2 Diabetes
• Colon Cancer
• Cardiovascular Disease
• Mortality