Iron Status
Iron is a mineral and is essential for hemoglobin. The body needs this to make oxygen, so iron deficiency can result in anemia, meaning there are lower red blood cells than normal.
TIBC is the total binding capacity and can be used to measure the blood's ability to attach itself to iron, testing if that can be transported around the body.
Transferrin is a protein that carries iron in the blood. Having a high percentage of this saturation signifies an overload in iron, which can cause hereditary disease or hemochromatosis.
Ferritin is a protein that stores iron and can measure the amount of iron in your body, detecting if there is an iron deficiency.
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