Nutrition Through The Life Cycle
Nutrition Through The Life Cycle
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ISBN: 9781337919333
Author: Brown, Judith E.
Publisher: Cengage Learning,
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To examine: Whether the statement “Iron needs increase during pregnancy primarily due to the loss of iron that occurs with bleeding after delivery” is true or false.

Introduction: Iron is a major component of hemoglobin in red blood cells. Hemoglobin carries the oxygen from the lungs and transports it to other body parts. About two- third of the body’s iron is represented by hemoglobin.

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