Iron Is The New Cholesterol • Discoverology

Iron Is The New Cholesterol

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Oxygen and iron are essential for the production of energy, but may also conspire to destroy the delicate order of our cells. Elevated iron is at the center of a web of disease stretching from cancer to diabetes.

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