Iron: deficiency, lab tests and nutrition
Ferritin, haemoglobin and transferrin in plain language. What to test, how to read the results and how to plan your meals so iron is actually absorbed.
What you’ll understand
- Which tests to take and how to read ferritin
- Which foods give you the best-absorbed iron
- What blocks absorption: tea, coffee, calcium
Chapters
1Why iron is the most common deficiency00:00
2Which tests to take and when12:30
3Heme and non-heme iron24:10
4What blocks absorption41:00
5A menu for the week58:20
6When you need a doctor1:16:40
