Microgenics Iron Plus 33 Capsules

Iron deficiency is one of the most common nutritional deficiencies in Australia. One in eight people over the age of two have an inadequate dietary intake of iron. Women are at higher risk of having low iron levels than men, with 23% of women having low iron levels compared to only 3% of men. For women aged between 14 and 50 years, this number is even higher: almost 40%.1

One of the reasons for this, is that women lose iron each month with their menstrual cycle. Women with heavy bleeding are at higher risk of having low iron levels because heavy bleeding can lead to low iron levels, but low iron levels can also lead to heavy bleeding.4

Vegans and vegetarians are also at higher risk of having low iron levels or stores, because iron from an animal source is 2-3 times more efficiently absorbed in the body than iron from a plant source.2,5,15