Guest guest Posted February 25, 2007 Report Share Posted February 25, 2007 Rhonda, > ~~~- how about doing an article on Iron for WAPF? Well I have an assignment for the summer issue and the spring issue is already going to press with three of my articles, so if Sally is interested I could do one in the future but it would probably have to wait at least until the fall. > I'm sure > you'd have some interest. Men and menopausal women don't need iron? > Too much is dangerous? Yet my own iron stores are low, as are > my male assistant at work. My Dad has Polycythemia Vera and watches > his iron levels - and after a phlebotomy he feels run down and > somewhat anemic. Well no doubt some people have too much and others have too little. The problem I see is everyone is assuming that serum ferritin represents " total body iron " when it also seems to reflect, as far as I can tell, how well it is being utilized. The higher your total body iron, the higher your serum ferritin; but, on the other hand, the more iron you are utilizing biologically, the lower your serum ferritin. > Oh, and what about the 18mg of iron in supplements? That's the US RDA. > I know, I know, > they aren't absorbed properly. Multi I have on the shelf, but never > take, has iron as " ferrous glycinate and carbonyl iron " You shouldn't take a multi with iron in it at all. I believe the recommendation is to take iron supplements 9 hours apart from vitamin E supplements or something like that. >I don't even > know what forms of iron are best(other than food sources). You want heme iron, which is meat iron, but don't think they sell any heme supplements. > And are we > supposed to be getting 18mg of iron from food daily, since that's what > the supps have? That would be about 8 oz of beef liver a day - > certainly not something I'd do! You get 24 mg from three ounces of clams. You'd only get 12 mg from a pound of beef, but there's iron in a lot of plant foods too, especially legumes like lentils. Clams are probably one of the best foods for someone who is anemic, because they are through the roof in heme iron and vitamin B12. I guess he should keep the supplement till his iron levels get back up unless he wants to eat clams a few times a week, but I really don't think it is a good substitute for the heme iron in meat and shellfish. Chris -- The Truth About Cholesterol Find Out What Your Doctor Isn't Telling You: http://www.cholesterol-and-health.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2007 Report Share Posted February 25, 2007 On 2/25/07, fourume2003 <mdrgnolan@...> wrote: > ~~~Who'd a thunk it! My DH likes smoked clams - maybe I should revisit > them. But 3 oz - I think I'd rather eat liver a bit more often - and I > really don't like liver. Maybe smoothered in bacan and onion . . . > OK maybe I'll make some clam chowder - I could handle that. Three ounces is a lot? I haven't eaten clams in a while but it doesn't seem like much of anything. I imagine I could eat at least that easily if they were breaded and fried, but I guess some people don't like the chewy texture though. > Thanks for all the info you've given. I'm west coast so Wise > Traditions doesn't get to me for about 3 weeks after east coast gets > theirs. But I'll be anticipating those articles. Hope you enjoy them. :-) Chris -- The Truth About Cholesterol Find Out What Your Doctor Isn't Telling You: http://www.cholesterol-and-health.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2007 Report Share Posted February 25, 2007 Masterjohn wrote: > > Three ounces is a lot? I haven't eaten clams in a while but it > doesn't seem like much of anything. I imagine I could eat at least > that easily if they were breaded and fried ~~~Thanks! I didn't think of breaded and fried - I think I can do that. Fried in coconut oil of course. OK, I'm putting them on my shopping list. Rhonda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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