The intake recommendations (D-A-CH reference values) of the German Nutrition Society (DGE) presented below are aimed at healthy people of normal weight. They do not refer to the supply of sick and convalescent people. Individual requirements may therefore be higher than the DGE intake recommendations (e.g., due to dietary habits, consumption of stimulants, long-term medication, … Iron: Supply
As an essential trace element, iodine belongs to the haloalkanes (salt formers). Due to its size and lower electronegativity – 2.2 according to Allrod/Rochow – iodine occurs in nature not in free but in cationically bound form. Thus, it enters the organism as iodide, iodate or organically bound via food. Metabolism The trace element is … Iodine: Definition, Synthesis, Absorption, Transport, and Distribution
Iodine is responsible for the synthesis of the thyroid hormones thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3). Normally, the thyroid gland contains a supply of 5-10 mg of iodine. With this amount, endogenous synthesis of thyroid hormones is ensured for about 2 months. The hormones T4 and T3 regulate numerous important metabolic processes via nuclear hormone receptors, … Iodine: Functions
Interactions of iron with other micronutrients (vital substances): Vitamin C To promote absorption of iron by reduction to Fe2+, 25 mg to 75 mg or more of vitamin C must be present in a meal. It is also possible that vitamin C increases the stability of intracellular ferritin. As a result, phagocytosis of ferritin into … Iron: Interactions
The most common symptoms of iron deficiency are the anemia deficiency symptoms Fatigue Rapid heartbeat – tachycardia Shortness of breath under stress Iron deficiency worsens athletic performance and physical work capacity in several ways: Low hemoglobin in red blood cells iron deficiency anemia – results in decreased oxygen delivery to muscles. In the muscle cells … Iron: Symptoms of Deficiency
