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iron supports the formation of new red blood cells

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What is the relationship between oxygen and iron in your body?

Iron and hemoglobin ( a substance found in your red blood cells) combine with oxygen and it turns the blood color from a dark color, to a healthy bright color, also iron picks up oxygen, and carries it through the rest of your body.


What body part benefits from iron?

Your blood. Iron is essential for your blood cells to do their job.


Do blood cells contain iron?

no


Why are your blood cells red?

Your Blood cells contain Iron which is red there is a animal that uses copper sulphate instead of iron so that's why its blood is blue!


Does iron produce red blood cells?

Iron is a key component in the production of red blood cells because it is necessary for the formation of hemoglobin, the protein that carries oxygen in the blood. Without adequate iron, the body cannot produce enough hemoglobin, leading to a condition called iron deficiency anemia.


What is the carrier protein in iron in blood?

white blood cells


What makes a red blood cells red?

The iron in your blood


Which mineral is need for healthy red blood cells?

iron


Why is iron in your blood?

Iron is necessary to carry oxygen molecules to your cells.


Where is iron present in your body?

Iron is found mostly in the blood, particularly in the hemoglobin of red blood cells.


Are the red blood cells produced in the liver?

Liver contains lots of iron. Your body needs iron to produce red blood cells. If you don't like liver, you can get iron from spinach.


Is anything in your blood magnetic?

The iron in the hemoglobin of red blood cells