Be careful in consuming iron supplements

Iron is a component of many enzymes that affect the chemical reactions that are important to the body. Iron is also a component of hemoglobin, which enables red blood cells carry oxygen and delivers it to tissues.
Two types of food contain iron, namely:

1. Heme iron, which is mainly find in foods of animal products.
2. Non-heme iron, which is more than 85% iron in daily foods. Heme is absorbed better than non-heme. But the absorption of non-heme iron increases when consumed along with animal protein and vitamin C.
   

Iron deficiency
Iron deficiency is the lack of food substances most commonly found in the world, causing anemia in men, women and children. Bleeding that resulted in the loss of iron from the body causes iron deficiency can be treat by additional iron. Iron deficiency can also be caused by food intake is insufficient. Such deficiencies often occur during pregnancy because a large amount of iron needed for growth of the fetus's mother. Anemia due to iron deficiency can also occur in teenage girls who are growing and begin to experience menstrual cycle, if they consume foods that do not contain meat. If the reserve of iron in the body decreases, anemia can occur.

Symptoms due to iron deficiency are:

• pale.
• 'spoon nails' (spoon nails, a disease of the nails which looked thin and concave-shaped / curved).
• weakness accompanied by a decrease in muscle strength.
• changes in cognitive behavior.
  

The way to treat iron deficiency is the provision of high-dose iron one times / day for several weeks and continued until the cells of red blood and iron stores back to normally.

Excess iron
In United States, iron poisoning cause death in children under the age of six years. Iron poisoning almost entirely caused by the consumption of vitamins and supplements free by mistake. Excess iron can cause poisoning, which occurs vomiting, diarrhea and intestinal damage. Another reaction is that it will lead to shock, coma, seizures, and death.
Iron can accumulate in the body if the person:

• Obtain iron therapy in excessive amounts or in a very long time.
• Received several blood transfusions.
• Suffering from chronic alcoholism.
  

Hemokromatosis is a disease of excess iron is derived, which can be fatal but easily treatable, where too much iron is absorbed, attacking more than 1 million people in the United States.
Usually the symptoms do not appear until middle age and develop hidden, in the form:

• Skin becomes red copper.
• Cirrhosis.
• Liver cancer.
• Diabetes.
• Heart failure, which can cause sudden death developed.
• Arthritis.
• haypothyroidism.
• Chronic fatigue.

Excess iron can be ascertained from the blood examination showed an excess of iron.
The entire family of the patient must be examining too, because this disease is a hereditary disease. Bloodletting is a treatment option. Early diagnosis and treatment allows patients to live healthier and live longer. Types of products containing iron most found in tablet form. Products include multi-vitamins for children and adults, iron supplements, and pre natal vitamins. Children are poisoned by iron will face long-term problems and short-term.

There are several ways to reduce the risk of iron poisoning is accidental, among others:

1. All drugs should be stored in locked cabinets and away from the reach of children.
2. Parents should not teach that drugs with candy.
3. Save immediately purchased a new drug in the medicine cabinet.
4. Please, remember that parents are teachers for their child. Therefore, you have to explain about the medicines to children, including a risk if taken carelessly.