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==Why is it Important?==
==Why is it Important?==
Iron was recognised as an essential dietary component more than 100 years ago. Its primary role is to serve as a '''component of haemoglobin and myoglobin''' which are the key for the transport and movement of oxygen around the body. It also functions in a number of enzymes such as the cytochromes, that are key regulators in energy metabolism.
Iron was recognised as an essential dietary component more than 100 years ago. Its primary role is to serve as a '''component of [[Erythrocytes#Function|haemoglobin]] and myoglobin''' which are the key for the transport and movement of oxygen around the body. It also functions in a number of enzymes such as the cytochromes, that are key regulators in energy metabolism.
==Roles in the Body==
==Roles in the Body==