Iron

Iron: Abundant Mineral On Earth

Discovery Of Iron: Unknown

Iron can be found in a rock called Ore

World Iron Ore Reserves

Indias Iron Ore Production

Iron Bull = Strength

Man and Iron 

Iron in diet: 10-20 mg/day

Unabsorbed Iron: 18-19 mg/day

Iron Absorbed : 1-2 mg/day

Body Losses: 1-2 mg/day

Total Body Iron: 3 to 5 gram

Iron Distribution: Haemoglobin holds the majority of Iron 

Haemoglobin holds the majority of Iron 

Adult: 14-15 mg Haemoglobin/dl

                         One gram of hemoglobin contains 3.47 mg of iron; 

                         One gram of Hemoglobin contains 1.34 ml of O2

                                               20.1 ml O2/100 ml Blood

Deficiency Of Iron: Myriad Of Symptoms

Excess Of Iron: Hemochromatosis

Human Genome

Hemochromatosis

HFE gene on Chromosome 6: Hemochromatosis

Mutated HFE gene = Increased Iron Absorption

Increased Iron Absorption = Organ Dysfunction

Iron In The Body: Not Too Much/Not Too Little

Snapshot

Iron In Nature

Iron In The Body