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The Iron Counter

The Iron Counter

Natow, Annette B.

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Diet & NutritionMedical ReferenceGeneral Reference

ISBN10: 1451637349
ISBN13: 9781451637342
Publisher: Pocket Books
Published: Jan 15 2011
Pages: 432
Weight: 0.85
Height: 1.07 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
Too much dietary iron may be second only to smoking among the risks for heart disease, according to a recent, revolutionary Finnish study. The results of the five-year research program, reported in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, further suggest that iron, a vital nutrient often added to foods and supplements, may be stored in our bodies and accumulate as we age--promoting cancer, arthritis, and other disorders. And a 1989 study showed that, while a country's average cholesterol reading may not correspond directly to its heart attack rate, its combined cholesterol-and-iron count usually does.

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