Iron

Iron is a precious element.
Better to stock it up.

Iron is an essential trace element for human nutrition. In addition to the fundamental role in energy production, in fact, Iron is also involved in DNA synthesis and can take part in physiological brain development and immune function. Iron also participates in the synthesis of collagen and serotonin, dopamine and noradrenaline.
Iron deficiency represents the most widespread nutritional deficit in the world: about 25% of the world's population is subject, in fact, to iron deficiency. Even when this deficiency does not lead to overt anemia, it may have repercussions on the general state of health. Many individuals, including adolescents and pregnant and lactating women, are at risk of iron deficiency.
 
PDR edizione italiana 2010