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Does ice have iron in it?
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No it does not: Ice is just frozen water and there is noiron in it but persons with irondeficiency crave for ice, so if a patient presents with craving for ice, you have to check the hemoglobin an iron lvels and invariably you will find iro deficiency.
Answered 3/22/2016
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I love to chew on ice, in fact I eat it like it's going out of business (lol) does this mean I have an iron deficiency?
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