>Iron deficiency is also problem and for people with a vegetarian, vegan, and women of childbearing age, additional iron may be a good thing. Cannot remember t

>Iron deficiency is also problem and for people with a vegetarian, vegan, and women of childbearing age, additional iron may be a good thing. Cannot remember the source,but iron deficiency is exceedingly rare, while iron overload is common. Anemia which is widely believed to have been caused by iron deficiency is generally a thyroid issue, 'Anemia' goes away if you give iron supplements but so does giving arsenic.