Symptoms of Iron Deficiency
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Iron is a mineral that plays a vital role in health and well-being. Without it, many bodily functions would malfunction. “The primary role of iron is to carry oxygen in the blood to every cell in the body,” says Beth Thayer, RDN, MS, director of the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit. Iron is an important component of hemoglobin, the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen from the lungs and transports it throughout the body.
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This video discusses iron deficiency in the context of iron's role in health. It describes iron as a mineral vital to bodily functions, whose primary role is to carry oxygen in the blood to every cell in the body as an important component of hemoglobin, the protein in red blood cells that transports oxygen from the lungs.
Key points
- Describes iron as a mineral that plays a vital role in health and well-being
- Explains iron's primary role in carrying oxygen in the blood to every cell
- Describes iron as an important component of hemoglobin in red blood cells
- Covers hemoglobin transporting oxygen from the lungs throughout the body
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This video presents “Symptoms of Iron Deficiency” — Iron is a mineral that plays a vital role in health and well-being. Without it, many bodily functions would malfunction. “The primary role of iron is to carry oxygen in the blood to every cell in the body,” says Beth Thayer, RDN. Whether you are preparing for a procedure, studying the technique, or learning how a condition is assessed, the recording shows the process as it is performed in practice.
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