Do we have literal iron in our body?
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The human body contains trace amounts of numerous elements, leading many to wonder about the forms these elements take within our systems. A common question is: do we have literal iron in our body, like the metallic substance found in steel? While we do contain the element iron, it's not present as a raw, magnetic metal in its elemental form, but rather as charged ions bound to specialized proteins.
