IRON TOXICITY ALMOST NEVER HAPPENS AND IS HIGHLY EXAGGERATED

The toxicity of supplemental iron is highly exaggerated. While I have read people who are regarded as nutrition experts, including Dr. Mercola and Dr. Andrew Weil say, "Don't take iron because it's toxic," this notion is easily shown to be incorrect.

Iron in multi-vitamin formulas and iron supplements are confirmed by US government agencies to provide doses of iron that are too low to create toxicity for normally healthy Americans.

For instance, the National Academy of Sciences' Institute of Medicine says that iron has a No Observed Adverse Effect Level (NOAEL) of 65 mg per day. This is a dose where toxicity does not occur when taken by normally healthy adults over a long period of time.

The Institute of Medicine also says that iron has a Lowest Observed Adverse Effect Level (LOAEL) of 100 mg per day. This is a dose where toxicity may be seen "rarely, but for some sensitive subgroups it may occur" when taken over a long period of time.

There Are No Toxic Iron Supplements in Health Food Stores
Surveying the shelves of health food stores and drug stores in the United States, you will find no multivitamin supplements that contain 100 mg of iron or even 65 mg of iron. Therefore, there is no "toxic" iron in the over-the-counter marketplace in the United States.

Doctors may prescribe 300 mg iron supplements, but this is done for medical reasons with the doctor monitoring the patient and conducting blood tests to be certain of the effect.

Iron carbonyl is the safest available form of supplemental iron, so if you're concerned about toxicity consider using supplements that contain iron carbonyl.

Independently published studies confirm that iron carbonyl has many times less potential for toxicity than other commonly available forms of iron at high doses.

To read about the safety of iron carbonyl go to:http://www.medibolics.com/IronCarbonylFactSheet.pdf

Be well,
Michael Mooney
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