According to the WHO, 25% of the world population is deficient in iron. However, lack of iron tires: you reduce your physical activity because everything is exhausting. Little by little, we move less and less and we eat more and more to try to compensate for fatigue. This is because iron is a central element of metabolism: it brings oxygen to the cells. In the event of a deficiency, the latter lack oxygen, and therefore energy. You are particularly at risk if you are female / eat little meat / have heavy periods. If you are very tired, pale, not very resistant, eat black pudding, the best source of iron, or red meat. On the vegetal side, seaweed is the champion (especially hiziki, spirulina and nori), followed by seeds (sunflower, pumpkin, pine nuts) and certain leafy vegetables (parsley, watercress, spinach, fennel, sorrel, mint, nettle). Avoid drinking tea during your meals: its tannins prevent the body from absorbing iron properly from food. Unlike the vitamin C, which makes the iron more assimilable.
