• 1 Iron biochemistry.- 2 Iron absorption.- 3 Dietary sources and intakes of iron.- 4 Mechanisms of cellular iron homeostasis.- 5 Measurement of iron status.- 6 Iron as a pro-oxidant.- 7 Iron and anaemia.- 8 Iron overload and toxicity.- 9 Effect of iron on work performance and thermogenesis.- 10 Iron in infection and immunity.- 11 Iron and mental and motor behaviour in childhood.- 12 Iron and coronary heart disease.- 13 Iron and cancer.- 14 Iron, the brain and neurodegeneration.- 15 Iron in infancy and childhood.- 16 Iron in adolescence.- 17 Iron and women in the reproductive years.- 18 Iron status in older people.- 19 Iron status of vegetarians.- 20 Public health considerations.- 21 Conclusions and suggestions for future progress.- 22 General conclusions and recommendations.- References.

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