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Hierro en la dieta - Overview

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Hierro y dieta

Definición:

El hierro es un mineral que se encuentra en cada célula del cuerpo y se lo considera un mineral esencial debido a que se necesita para formar parte de las células sanguíneas.

Funciones:

El cuerpo humano necesita hierro para producir las proteínas hemoglobina y mioglobina que transportan el oxígeno. La hemoglobina se encuentra en los glóbulos rojos y la mioglobina en los músculos.

El hierro también es parte de muchas proteínas en el cuerpo.

Reviewed last on: 3/2/2011
Alison Evert, MS, RD, CDE, Nutritionist, University of Washington Medical Center Diabetes Care Center, Seattle, Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Trumbo P, Yates AA, Schlicker S, Poos M. Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine, The National Academies, Washington, DC. Dietary reference intakes: vitamin A, vitamin K, arsenic, boron, chromium, copper, iodine, iron, manganese, molybdenum, nickel, silicon, vanadium, and zinc. J Am Diet Assoc. 2001 Mar;101(3):294-301.

Allen RE, Myers AL. Nutrition in toddlers. Am Fam Physician. 2006 Nov 1;74(9):1527-32. Review.

Mason, MB. Vitamins, trace minerals, and other micronutrients. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007: chap 237.

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