Role of iron in the human body

Iron is an essential element for most life on Earth, including human beings.

Iron is needed for a number of highly complex processes that continuously take place on a molecular level and that are indispensable to human life, e.g. the transportation of oxygen around your body!

Iron is required for the production of red blood cells (a process known as haematopoiesis) but it's also part of haemoglobin (that is the pigment of the red blood cells) binding to the oxygen and thus facilitating its transport from the lungs via the arteries to all cells throughout the body.
Once the oxygen is delivered the iron as part of haemoglobin binds to carbon dioxide and transports it via the veins back to the lungs from which it gets exhaled. 

Iron is also involved in the conversion of blood sugar to energy. Metabolic energy is crucial for athletes since it allows muscles to work at their optimum level during exercise or when competing.
The production of enzymes (which play a vital role when it comes to the production of new cells, amino acids, hormones and neurotransmitters) also depends on iron, this aspect becomes crucial during the recovery process from illnesses or following strenuous exercise or competing.

The immune system is dependent on iron for its efficient functioning and physical and mental growth require sufficient iron levels, particularly important in childhood and pregnancy, where the developing baby solely dependis on its mother's iron supplies.
 

Iron is lost by the body through a variety of ways including urination, defecation, sweating, and exfoliating of old skin cells. Bleeding contributes to further loss of iron which is why women have a higher demand for iron than men.

If iron stores are low, normal haemoglobin production slows down, which means that the transport of oxygen is diminished, resulting in symptoms such as fatigue, dizziness, lowered immunity or reduced sports performance in athletes.

Since our body can’t produce iron itself we need to make sure we consume sufficient amounts of iron as part of our daily diet.

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