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why do women need more iron their diet?
Women are at an increased risk of iron deficiency due to a variety of factors such as pregnancy and menstruation.
Without iron supplements, iron deficiency anemia occurs in many pregnant women because their iron stores need to serve their own increased blood volume, as well as be a source of hemoglobin for the growing fetus.
Since women lose blood during menstruation, women in general are at higher risk of iron deficiency. Those at risk for lower iron levels include vegetarians, since they don’t eat meat and if they don’t include other iron-rich foods, they may be lacking iron.