Vegetarian considering eating meat to increase iron levels...

Lately I have been inexplicably tired. I decided to get my iron checked and found that while I do not have anemia, my ferritin levels are low. To my understanding, ferritin stores iron in the body. That suggests that even if I intake enough iron, there isn't the space it needs for it to remain in my body and be utilized. I also understand that there are two types of iron: "heme" found in meat ... click here to continue

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