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Weight Loss Forum / Low Carb / January 2004Iron and Multi-Vitamins
I remember reading in a Atkins book or somewhere (maybe the atkins site) that your Multi-Vitamins should not contain iron. But I an not remember why and I can not find any reference to it. Does any one have any information / opinions on this? Thanks!! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish, and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > I remember reading in a Atkins book or somewhere (maybe the atkins > site) that your Multi-Vitamins should not contain iron. But I an not > remember why and I can not find any reference to it. Does any one have > any information / opinions on this? Thanks!! I think that's because many doctors think we don't need any extra iron. That is, we get enough from the foods we consume. Some people will need some supplemented, but for most people, no. Pat in TX > > I remember reading in a Atkins book or somewhere (maybe the atkins > > site) that your Multi-Vitamins should not contain iron. But I an not [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Pat in TX Need iron? Come drink my tap water. Bring a bottle of CLR with you if you don't mind, my tub is turning orange again :)  Signature____________________ Remove "X" from email address to reply. In response to Chris Phillipo's post: >>> I remember reading in a Atkins book or somewhere (maybe the atkins >>> site) that your Multi-Vitamins should not contain iron. But I an not [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > if > you don't mind, my tub is turning orange again :) My grandparents lived in a small town near a hill called Iron Mound. The area was *very* saturated with iron. I know the taste well. The county is called Saline County, also because of what was in the soil. So when the water from the well got thru the water softener it was *really* salty. <g> SignatureStephen S. 331 / 286 / 220 <- as of 9 Jan. 04 LC since 28 Sept. 03 http://dragonfen.com/diet -------------------------------- Any old iron? >> I remember reading in a Atkins book or somewhere (maybe the atkins >> site) that your Multi-Vitamins should not contain iron. But I an not [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >Pat in TX I was kinda thinking that too but I was not sure if Atkins had other reasons.... thanks ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish, and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >I think that's because many doctors think we don't need any extra iron. That > >is, we get enough from the foods we consume. Some people will need some [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > I was kinda thinking that too but I was not sure if Atkins had other > reasons.... thanks If I remember correctly, red meat is loaded with heme iron. Pat >> I remember reading in a Atkins book or somewhere (maybe the atkins >> site) that your Multi-Vitamins should not contain iron. But I an not >> remember why and I can not find any reference to it. Does any one have >> any information / opinions on this? Thanks!! >I think that's because many doctors think we don't need any extra iron. That >is, we get enough from the foods we consume. Some people will need some >supplemented, but for most people, no. There is evidence that having too much iron in the blood contributes to various heart problems - so you don't want to get too much. Also, on the Atkins diet people tend to eat more red meat than before, thus they have already increased the amount of iron they are getting. So iron supplements while on Atkins are generally not needed or even harmful. That said, you bring up a second excellent point. NOT EVERYONE IS THE SAME. I've been a blood donor for a long time and have always tended to run borderline for iron, having been deferred a couple of times because it was too low (rare in men, but the tests don't lie). So while IN GENERAL iron supplements are not needed I have test data that indicates that FOR ME a small amount of supplemental iron is a good idea. >>> I remember reading in a Atkins book or somewhere (maybe the atkins >>> site) that your Multi-Vitamins should not contain iron. But I an not [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > iron supplements while on Atkins are generally not needed or even > harmful. You get plenty just from eating lots of dark green veggies which is the norm on this kind of diet. So even if you don't eat a lot of red meat you might want to consider a supplement without iron. Signaturerevek Don't make me use uppercase... |
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