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Iron supplement, vitamin C.

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martin31040
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Hi all, I'm back on iron supplement, my ferritin level is not rising as fast as the last time I was on iron, and the reason I reckon is because I am not taking as much vitamin C as I was last time, I did some reading on the issue, and apparently there's a direct relationship between iron absorption and amount of vitamin C taken, so if you are on iron supplement you need plenty of vitamin C, I read vitamin C is ok up to 2000 mg per day, but I be taking 1000 mg, 500 mg with each iron capsule, 1 morning 1 at night.

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