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To: decimon

I was told 25+ years ago not to take vitamins containing iron supplement.


5 posted on 10/10/2011 3:09:26 PM PDT by NautiNurse (Rick Perry's 2012 campaign is Fred Thompson v2.0)
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To: NautiNurse
I was told 25+ years ago not to take vitamins containing iron supplement.

I've read the same for older men. Copper too. And I've read that iron interferes with the absorption of...a B vitamin?

11 posted on 10/10/2011 3:19:11 PM PDT by decimon
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It makes some sense for post menopausal women. No longer losing iron rich blood monthly, so iron levels tend to build up.

That’s the extent of my KnowledgeBase on the subject.


25 posted on 10/10/2011 3:53:27 PM PDT by savedbygrace (But God.)
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To: NautiNurse

>> “I was told 25+ years ago not to take vitamins containing iron supplement.” <<

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Its been known for at least that long that excess iron is an enabler for fast growing cancers.


28 posted on 10/10/2011 3:57:37 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Sarah Palin - 2012 !)
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