Ernährung mit übermäßigem Eisen... Auswirkungen von zu hohem Eisengehalt
Emilia Szymańska
2026-03-25
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Eisen ist ein schwer verdauliches Element... Trotz des Verzehrs eisenreicher Lebensmittel können unsere Körper nicht mehr als 15% dieses Nährstoffs aus der Nahrung aufnehmen... Dennoch kann es vorkommen, dass der Eisengehalt im Blut zu hoch ist und langfristig zu schwerwiegenden gesundheitlichen Problemen führen kann... Hat die Ernährung Einfluss darauf? Wie kann man das Risiko minimieren? Welche Faktoren könnten für diese Störung verantwortlich sein?
It's too much iron
In a healthy person, iron overdose is quite difficult to achieve in a normal diet. Iron is a fairly ungrateful mineral and is absorbed to a small extent. Moreover, many other nutrients can effectively interfere with it. Black tea, coffee, calcium-containing products, fatty acids, fiber or polyphenols, which are virtually impossible to get rid of in a healthy diet.
The effects of excess iron
Long-term excess iron can have serious health consequences. Symptoms of excessive iron in the body are fatigue and fatigue. Just like with other food ingredients, iron excess is also sensed by our digestive tract, i.e. vomiting, nausea and diarrhea can occur. Eventually, iron starts to settle in the internal organs and damage them. It can damage all organs, which results in a gradual loss of function. The damaged pancreas ceases to regulate the carbohydrate economy, which is a consequence of diabetes.
A diet with an excess of iron in the blood
When there is too much iron in the blood, the simplest thing we can do is avoid it in the diet. It is not easy because certain amounts of iron are present in many foods, including plant foods. However, the proper combination and selection of the ingredients can both increase and reduce the bioavailability of iron. Pharmaceutical therapy can also help with the proper diet. How? When there's a lot of iron in your blood, it's the easiest thing you can do to avoid it.
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