Not exact matches
Pregnancy
increases the need for
iron; however, this can usually be met by
dietary means alone.
A SNP in protein HFe that absorbs
iron improves brain function in populations that have
dietary iron deficiency but greatly
increases the risk of psychiatric disease in populations in which
dietary iron is excessive.
Higher pre-pregnancy intake of
dietary heme
iron is associated with an
increased [gestational diabetes] risk.
Vitamin C can
increase the absorption of
iron (especially the
iron found in plant foods) and may help lower the risk of
dietary iron deficiency.
Too much
dietary iron accumulation may lead to hemochromatosis, which
increases the risk of arthritis, cancer, liver problems, diabetes and heart failure.