What is your iron level? Last week mine was 15.9, just wondering how high it can get. I forgot. I have cut out all beef and green vegetables until it comes back down.
I donated platelets yesterday and my iron level was now 13.4. After the last donation I looked at my diet to find all of the high iron foods I eat and found out that the Cheerios I was eating for breakfast every morning was the culprit. I cut the Cheerios and it really dropped my iron. Most cereals have too much iron in them. There are a few with 10% iron levels. I switched to unsweetened mini shredded wheat. As I understand it, Seniors do not need added iron. Our 65 Plus vitamins don't have iron.
I spent about 1/2 hour on the phone with a Rep from Cheerios asking for a reason for this but all she had were deaf ears.
Last edited by leftyf; 11-25-2017 at 09:40 AM.
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