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Men do have to worry about retaining too much iron. Women before menopause typically don't have to worry as they lose a bit of blood every month. https://www.w
by benjohnson 6y ago
Men do have to worry about retaining too much iron. Women before menopause typically don't have to worry as they lose a bit of blood every month.
https://www.winchesterhospital.org/health-library/article?id=14116 https://www.winchesterhospital.org/health-library/article?id...
- downerending 6y agoIf you're a man, you can give blood to get this effect. I believe there was a study linking this to a decline in diabetes risk (or something like that).
- kylek 6y agoIf you're a man you'd use leeches.
- downerending 6y agoOr periodic woodworking accident.
- Turing_Machine 6y agoOr combat.
- nradov 6y agoExcess iron appears to be more of a risk factor for heart disease than diabetes. This is suspected as a reason why pre-menopausal women have a lower risk of heart attack than men and post-menopausal women. This is still an area of active research and not really proven.
- downerending 6y agoYes, that, too. I was thinking of this, but I think they're all closely related. And hey, even if the science doesn't pan out, you've still probably helped someone out with your donation. https://www.nature.com/articles/d42473-018-00382-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/d42473-018-00382-9
- iak8god 6y agoFor this reason men's multivitamins typically don't include iron.
- ficklepickle 6y agoI am male and have the opposite issue. I become anemic without supplements. There seems to be some correlation with autism and low iron/b12. I take Floradix, which is a German-made liquid made from vegetables and yeast. It has probably saved my life, because without it I become lethargic then severely depressed. I joke that I'm a vampire and it is my human blood substitute that I take so I don't have to feed on people.