You may constantly feel tired, dizzy, and other symptoms without knowing the cause.

The matter may be related to iron deficiency.

What are the other symptoms of this disease?

What is the daily amount we need of iron?

What are the best foods that provide us with this mineral?

Symptoms of iron deficiency

When iron deficiency, the number of red blood cells in the body, needed to transport oxygen, decreases, which can lead to a feeling of extreme fatigue and dizziness, according to researcher Julia Zombano of the American Cleveland Hospital, whose statement was transmitted by a Deutsche Welle report, which provided other information from multiple sources.

Iron deficiency can lead to "anemia", a disease that is widespread worldwide, linked to malnutrition.

The most prominent symptoms of anemia are:

  • Fatigue and weakness

  • Difficulty maintaining body temperature

  • Paleness of the skin

  • Dizziness

  • headache

  • Sometimes a sore tongue

    • How much iron does the body need?

    For adults between the ages of 19 and 50, the daily amount is:

    • 18 milligrams for women.

    • 27 milligrams for pregnant women.

    • 9 milligrams for breastfeeding women.

    • 8 milligrams for men.

    Scientists explain this that women need more to make up for what they lose during their menstrual cycle.

    Therefore, older women whose menstrual cycle stops, they only need 8 milligrams a day.

    As for children, it is different according to age.

    The daily amount they need is as follows:

    • 0.27 milligrams up to 6 months of age.

    •  11 milligrams from 7 to 12 months.

    •  7 milligrams for up to 3 years.

    •  10 milligrams from 4 to 8 years old.

    • 8 milligrams from 9 to 13 years old.

    •  11 milligrams for boys from 14 to 18 years old.

    •  15 milligrams for girls from the start of their period until the age of 18.

    We emphasize here that these numbers are general and for guidance only, and to make sure of what you need daily of iron, see your doctor.

    Foods that supply you with iron

    • Legumes of all kinds and grains, whether wheat, rice, barley, etc.

    • Iron-rich fruits such as figs, dates, grapes, and plums.

    • Meat, and liver is the most important source of iron, and regular meat contains good amounts of it, as well as eggs, shellfish, tuna and shrimps.

    • Vegetables like broccoli, spinach, potatoes, and cabbage.

    • Pistachios, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, millet, almonds, cashews, pine nuts and other nuts.