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Humans need iron for proper blood development, particularly the hemoglobin, which carries the oxygen. Different physiology requires different amounts of intake, but somewhere between 8 and 18 milligrams is recommended. However, if the majority of the iron intake is not from meat, this needs to be almost doubled, as iron found in plants and breads isn't processed as easily as iron from meat.

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The RDA for adults is 18 milligrams .

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10MG

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