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Iron. You know it as a metal perhaps you first learned about it while memorizing the periodic table in high school chemistry class but did you know it is also an essential mineral your body needs to function? Iron is used to make hemoglobin, a molecule in red blood cells that transports oxygen to your organs and muscles. And when you’re not getting enough iron in your system, it can result in some pretty crummy symptoms, from fatigue and muscle weakness to headaches and shortness of breath.
“Iron deficiency is a major public health concern across the world,” says, Robert Eisner, D.O., a hematologist at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago. Despite this fact, a new survey from the Get Iron Informed shows how little many of us know about the condition of 1,000 women, 42% could not identify common risk factors for iron deficiency anemia (IDA), and 62% reported that they’ll only visit a healthcare provider if they have severe bodily symptoms (often brushing off milder ones l ....

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