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lina2011 [118]
2 years ago
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6. Adolescent females often require additional amounts of iron in their diet. Explain why.

Biology
1 answer:
Oxana [17]2 years ago
6 0
Our blood contains a large proportion of the iron in our bodies. Because women lose blood during a period, they also lose iron. This means that they need more iron in their diet to counteract this.
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