gilly
10-06-2009, 10:49 AM
I don't know if others are already aware of this - I wasn't till my sister sent me this email...
omg - you have to watch these!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V265pGgsBnM&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eabovetopsecret%2Ecom%2Ffor um%2Fthread470912%2Fpg1&feature=player_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAecTYYL1jQ&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eabovetopsecret%2Ecom%2Ffor um%2Fthread470912%2Fpg1&feature=player_embedded
Iron in the body
http://www.bodyminerals.info/body-minerals-iron
In this form it seems wrong wrong wrong
Extremely large oral dosages (whatever that means) may produce gastrointestinal disturbances. An overdose of iron may cause vomiting, abdominal pain, bloody diarrhea, vomiting blood, lethargy, and shock. In severe cases, toxicity may progress and develop into an increase in acidity in the blood, bluish skin discoloration, fever, liver damage, and possibly death.
http://www.jtbaker.com/msds/englishhtml/i7495.htm
From Wikipedia
is often added to foods such as breakfast cereals or "enriched" wheat flour (where it is listed as "reduced iron" in the list of ingredients).
Excessive iron can be toxic, because free ferrous iron reacts with peroxides to produce free radicals, which are highly reactive and can damage DNA, proteins, lipids, and other cellular components. Thus, iron toxicity occurs when there is free iron in the cell, which generally occurs when iron levels exceed the capacity of transferrin to bind the iron.
Iron uptake is tightly regulated by the human body, which has no regulated physiological means of excreting iron. Only small amounts of iron are lost daily due to mucosal and skin epithelial cell sloughing, so control of iron levels is mostly by regulating uptake.[28] However, large amounts of ingested iron can cause excessive levels of iron in the blood because high iron levels can damage the cells of the gastrointestinal tract, preventing them from regulating iron absorption, high blood concentrations of iron damage cells in the heart, liver and elsewhere, which can cause serious problems, including long-term organ damage and even death.
Humans experience iron toxicity above 20 milligrams of iron for every kilogram of mass, and 60 milligrams per kilogram is a lethal dose.[29] Over-consumption of iron, often the result of children eating large quantities of ferrous sulfate tablets intended for adult consumption, is one of the most common toxicological causes of death in children under six.[29] The DRI lists the Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL) for adults as 45 mg/day. For children under fourteen years old the UL is 40 mg/day.
Regulation of iron uptake is impaired in some people as a result of a genetic defect that maps to the HLA-H gene region on chromosome 6. In these people, excessive iron intake can result in iron overload disorders, such as hemochromatosis. Many people have a genetic susceptibility to iron overload without realizing it or being aware of a family history of the problem. For this reason, it is advised that people do not take iron supplements unless they suffer from iron deficiency and have consulted a doctor. Hemochromatosis is estimated to cause disease in between 0.3 and 0.8% of Caucasians.[30]
The medical management of iron toxicity is complex, and can include use of a specific chelating agent called deferoxamine to bind and expel excess iron from the body.
...I see this as a two-prongued attack, in that it's an obvious health hazaard, but also, it's a P-R-S scenario, giving the Codex bods the opportunity to say, "We must proptect you from this, by taking total charge of food. We've told you before, vitamins are toxins!"
omg - you have to watch these!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V265pGgsBnM&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eabovetopsecret%2Ecom%2Ffor um%2Fthread470912%2Fpg1&feature=player_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAecTYYL1jQ&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eabovetopsecret%2Ecom%2Ffor um%2Fthread470912%2Fpg1&feature=player_embedded
Iron in the body
http://www.bodyminerals.info/body-minerals-iron
In this form it seems wrong wrong wrong
Extremely large oral dosages (whatever that means) may produce gastrointestinal disturbances. An overdose of iron may cause vomiting, abdominal pain, bloody diarrhea, vomiting blood, lethargy, and shock. In severe cases, toxicity may progress and develop into an increase in acidity in the blood, bluish skin discoloration, fever, liver damage, and possibly death.
http://www.jtbaker.com/msds/englishhtml/i7495.htm
From Wikipedia
is often added to foods such as breakfast cereals or "enriched" wheat flour (where it is listed as "reduced iron" in the list of ingredients).
Excessive iron can be toxic, because free ferrous iron reacts with peroxides to produce free radicals, which are highly reactive and can damage DNA, proteins, lipids, and other cellular components. Thus, iron toxicity occurs when there is free iron in the cell, which generally occurs when iron levels exceed the capacity of transferrin to bind the iron.
Iron uptake is tightly regulated by the human body, which has no regulated physiological means of excreting iron. Only small amounts of iron are lost daily due to mucosal and skin epithelial cell sloughing, so control of iron levels is mostly by regulating uptake.[28] However, large amounts of ingested iron can cause excessive levels of iron in the blood because high iron levels can damage the cells of the gastrointestinal tract, preventing them from regulating iron absorption, high blood concentrations of iron damage cells in the heart, liver and elsewhere, which can cause serious problems, including long-term organ damage and even death.
Humans experience iron toxicity above 20 milligrams of iron for every kilogram of mass, and 60 milligrams per kilogram is a lethal dose.[29] Over-consumption of iron, often the result of children eating large quantities of ferrous sulfate tablets intended for adult consumption, is one of the most common toxicological causes of death in children under six.[29] The DRI lists the Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL) for adults as 45 mg/day. For children under fourteen years old the UL is 40 mg/day.
Regulation of iron uptake is impaired in some people as a result of a genetic defect that maps to the HLA-H gene region on chromosome 6. In these people, excessive iron intake can result in iron overload disorders, such as hemochromatosis. Many people have a genetic susceptibility to iron overload without realizing it or being aware of a family history of the problem. For this reason, it is advised that people do not take iron supplements unless they suffer from iron deficiency and have consulted a doctor. Hemochromatosis is estimated to cause disease in between 0.3 and 0.8% of Caucasians.[30]
The medical management of iron toxicity is complex, and can include use of a specific chelating agent called deferoxamine to bind and expel excess iron from the body.
...I see this as a two-prongued attack, in that it's an obvious health hazaard, but also, it's a P-R-S scenario, giving the Codex bods the opportunity to say, "We must proptect you from this, by taking total charge of food. We've told you before, vitamins are toxins!"