Cast Iron Pans Have Some Surprising Health Benefits Few People Know About
Experts suggest that cooking with cast iron pans can provide a minor, supplemental boost to dietary iron intake. While not a cure for severe anemia, it serves as a helpful tool for those looking to improve their iron levels.
Why it matters
This highlights a practical, low-cost dietary intervention for a common global health issue, iron deficiency.
Can an iron deficiency be addressed through ... your cookware?
There's a high chance you or someone you know has an iron deficiency or iron deficiency anemia, which is a more severe type of the condition. According to Jillian Wanik , a doctor of clinical nutrition and associate professor in residence in the department of Allied Health Sciences at the University of Connecticut, the red blood cell component ― which is responsible for moving oxygen through your body ― "is the number one deficiency in the world."
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