Iron is the basic building block of cells. In adults, the total amount of iron is about 4-5 G, of which 72% is in the form of hemoglobin, 3% is in the form of Myoglobin and 0.2% is in the form of other compounds, also it is stored in the reticuloendothelial system of the liver, spleen and bone marrow as Ferritin, accounting for about 25% of total iron.
With the improvement of living standards, people’s health has been greatly improved, people’s nutritional status has been greatly improved. But the number of patients with iron deficiency anemia is higher than in the past. Why? In fact, this and people eat well, eat fine, fine about. We know that rice, wheat and other staple food inside and outside the shell part of the higher iron content, because of the refined processing of these grains, so that more iron content of the skin part was discarded.
In this case, eating vegetables that are high in iron can lead to iron deficiency anemia. Cooking with an iron pot, iron in iron cookware will dissolve in water, with food into the body, for the human body to open up a source of iron supplement, therefore, should promote the use of cast iron cookware.
Post time: Jun-11-2021