Iron: test your assumptions
Twelve questions across three levels. No trick questions, no jargon, and a wrong answer teaches as much as a right one.
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Level 1 · The basics, lightly
Heme iron is:
In your body, ferritin acts as:
Spinach, the iron champion:
You drink tea right after your lentils:
Level 2 · Behind the scenes
You are inflamed (infection, irritable gut). What does your body do with iron?
High ferritin always means all is well:
The body removes excess iron:
Most of the iron you use today comes from:
Level 3 · The classic traps
Anaemia that does not improve despite iron. The most forgotten suspect:
For effective supplementation, it is better to:
The simplest way to absorb iron from lentils:
Ferrous sulphate upsets your stomach. Best response:
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