El hierro es un mineral que se encuentra en cada célula del cuerpo y se lo considera un mineral esencial debido a que se necesita para formar parte de las células sanguÃneas.
Hierro y dieta
El cuerpo humano necesita hierro para producir las proteÃnas hemoglobina y mioglobina que transportan el oxÃgeno. La hemoglobina se encuentra en los glóbulos rojos y la mioglobina en los músculos.
El hierro también es parte de muchas proteÃnas en el cuerpo.
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