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Recommended for heavy women with prolonged menstrual flows and heavy-duty execisers.1 Also it should be important for vegetarians who avoid meats, especially red which is rich in Iron. A deficiency in Iron brings on anemia, learning disabilities, fatigue, a weakened immune system, lower body temperature, impaired physical performance, and a reduced output of thyroid function. Women who suffer from a persistent inability to lose weight may be helped by increasing their thyroid hormone output.2 Individuals who should avoid Iron include seniors who do not suffer from anemia, people with gastrointestinal infection, and breast-fed infants.
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1. Lauffer, R., American Heart Journal, June
1990;199(6):1448.
2. Beard,
J.L., et al., American Journal of
Clinical Nutrition, 1990;52:813-19.