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  2. Iron in biology - Wikipedia

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    Human iron homeostasis is regulated at two different levels. Systemic iron levels are balanced by the controlled absorption of dietary iron by enterocytes, the cells that line the interior of the intestines, and the uncontrolled loss of iron from epithelial sloughing, sweat, injuries and blood loss. In addition, systemic iron is continuously ...

  3. Lucky iron fish - Wikipedia

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    The group created fish-shaped iron ingots, which were received more positively by the villagers and led to immediate increases in blood iron levels amongst the villagers. [8] Charles would later state that "You can have the best treatment in the world, but if people won’t use it, it won't matter."

  4. 25 Foods That Offer Even More Iron Than Beef - AOL

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    White beans. There’s a reason beans are a go-to for plant-based eaters. One half-cup of white beans offers nearly 3.5 mg of iron, the USDA says, along with 8.7 grams (g) of protein and 5.6 g of ...

  5. Meat - Wikipedia

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    Meat can be replaced by, for example, high-protein iron-rich low-emission legumes and common fungi, dietary supplements (e.g. of vitamin B 12) and fortified foods, [152] cultured meat, microbial foods, [153] mycoprotein, [154] meat substitutes, and other alternatives, [155] such as those based on mushrooms, [156] legumes (pulses), and other ...

  6. Ferritin - Wikipedia

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    Ferritin genes are highly conserved between species. All vertebrate ferritin genes have three introns and four exons. [8] In human ferritin, introns are present between amino acid residues 14 and 15, 34 and 35, and 82 and 83; in addition, there are one to two hundred untranslated bases at either end of the combined exons. [9]

  7. Human iron metabolism - Wikipedia

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    Human iron homeostasis is regulated at two different levels. Systemic iron levels are balanced by the controlled absorption of dietary iron by enterocytes, the cells that line the interior of the intestines, and the uncontrolled loss of iron from epithelial sloughing, sweat, injuries and blood loss. In addition, systemic iron is continuously ...

  8. Marine food web - Wikipedia

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    The organisms it eats are at a lower trophic level, and the organisms that eat it are at a higher trophic level. Forage fish occupy middle levels in the food web, serving as a dominant prey to higher level fish, seabirds and mammals. [28] Predator fish; Ground fish; Other marine vertebrates

  9. Human nutrition - Wikipedia

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    Food sources include cheese, egg yolk, milk, meat, fish, poultry, whole-grain cereals, and many others. [69] Potassium, an electrolyte (heart and nerve function). With sodium, potassium is involved in maintaining normal water balance, osmotic equilibrium, and acid-base balance.