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Iron as part of a multivitamin and mineral supplement
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Is it safe to take a multivitamin and mineral supplement that also contains iron?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Like all suppliments you can take too much so always follow the instuctions on the bottle. Whilest the body does contain about 4g of iron it is safely stored in a protein cluster called ferritin, only a small amount is 'free' in you blood. If you were to overdose on iron pills you would increase the amount of 'free' iron with very bad consiquences.
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