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Dr. Berg’s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast

Toxic Effects of Iron Overload – Dr. Berg

Dr. Berg’s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast

Dr. Eric Berg

Health & Fitness

4.61.6K Ratings

🗓️ 6 July 2023

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

Iron is an important mineral for the body, but too much can lead to iron toxicity. Find out about some of the toxic effects of iron.

Transcript

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0:00.0

So, since 1970, obesity has tripled in adults and almost tripled in children, okay?

0:07.7

So the answer is in the food statistics.

0:10.3

I want to see if you could figure this out.

0:12.1

So this data is based in America, 2014, on what an average American consumes per day.

0:19.4

I put a link down below to see the entire report.

0:22.7

So let's see if you could figure this out, okay?

0:25.4

Number one, vegetables, an average American consumes 1.6 cups of vegetable per day.

0:32.4

Protein, 7.1 ounces.

0:36.8

Fat, 63 grams daily.

0:40.4

So we get 44.7 grams of vegetable fat and 14.7 grams of saturated fat.

0:49.4

0.48 pounds, that's half a pound a day, 174 pounds a year.

0:56.2

Sugar, 23 teaspoons per day, or 131 pounds per year.

1:01.0

Now this is added sugar, okay?

1:04.3

It's not the sugar within the food.

1:06.2

So what do you think?

1:07.0

Go ahead and type it in the comments section.

1:08.8

I'll wait for your answer.

1:10.0

We'll give you a couple of minutes.

1:12.7

Actually this is recorded, I can't do that.

1:14.7

But it's pretty obvious to me, look at this, vegetables.

1:17.8

1.6 cups, now we need 7 to 10 cups, okay?

1:23.7

Fat, 63 grams, that's not unreasonable.

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