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Is high iron in the blood harmful?

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Find why: Simply popping an iron-and-vitamin tablet before the blood draw can raise it, but we don't want to miss hemochromatosis, which affects maybe 1 person in 200 and will give you the blahs for years before it's diagnosed or makes you gravely sick.

Dr Rao and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 4/23/2013

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