Eating only meat gives your body enough of the right kind of iron to keep your iron levels and blood counts healthy—without too little or too much iron.

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High Meat Intake and Ferritin Levels in Relation to Cardiovascular Risk Among Individuals with Diabetes in Mongolia

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2024 Dec 9

The study looked at people who eat a lot of meat and found they have high iron stores, which means they’re not low on iron. This supports the idea that a meat-heavy diet provides enough iron.

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Eating only animal products helps keep your body's iron levels just right — not too low to cause fatigue, and not too high to cause harm.

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Even if vegetarians eat more iron than meat-eaters, they might still be more likely to be low on iron because the kind of iron in plants isn't as easily absorbed by the body.

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