Iron is essential for your body to function. Some symptoms of iron deficiency include hair loss and fatigue, but what else? How can you raise your iron levels? Which foods have iron? Can iron supplements cause bowel cancer? Dr. Dora Pereira, Cambridge University's "Iron Lady", answers all these questions and more in this episode of Well, Actually.
0:00 Intro
0:42 Experiencing iron deficiency
1:15 Easy ways to check if you’re iron deficient
3:39 What is iron? Why does the body
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need it? How does it work?
4:38 How much iron does the body need daily?
5:30 Eating to reach daily iron levels
6:35 Which foods have iron naturally
7:17 Iron fortified foods: Do they really help?
8:49 People at high risks for iron deficiency
9:10 Children and iron deficiency
10:35 Vegans/vegetarians recommendations
12:11 Foods that prevent vs. help iron absorption
18:57 Why does the body even lack iron in the first place?
20:26 Short-term effects of iron deficiency
24:01 Long-term effects of iron deficiency: anemia
26:24 Restoring your depleted iron storage
27:24 Iron supplements dosage recommendations
29:42 Side effects of iron supplements
31:50 Risk of overdosing on iron (children and adults)?
34:01 True/False: Iron supplements cause bowel cancer
36:37 A global issue
37:22 Low-income countries & iron supplements
39:00 Iron deficiency: Pregnancy complications/maternal death
40:41 Problem with normal iron supplements in Gambia
41:24 Effect of infections on iron supplements intake
43:37 Hope for iron supplements?
44:33 New iron supplements with minimal side effects?
46:22 Credits
