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Iron is one of the essential minerals the human body needs to enjoy good energy levels and proper immune function. Our bodies don’t make iron – it must be absorbed from what we eat.
To better understand what may lead to a deficiency, it’s helpful to know that iron from food comes in two forms, heme iron and non-heme iron, and they’re absorbed differently in the small intestine.
Heme iron is found only in