Too Much Iron In Your Body

Yes, you can have too much iron in your body. That's what "too" means. Too much of anything is bad.

Yes. Having too much iron is usually a condition in men because the menstrual cycle in women helps their body get rid of iron.

Absolutely. An extremely high level of iron can actually be diagnosed as hemochromatitis, and if left untreated can lead to diabetes, heart failure, liver failure or cancer, or arthritis. Hemochromatitis can commonly called iron storage disease or diabetes bronze, and is characterized by an inborn disfuction an increase in iron absorption. Hemochromatitis usually found among white men, but is often found in pregnant women and women over 35 who are in menopause.

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