The World Health Organization WHO and the textbooks claim globally the five errors (iron lies)
- Iron deficiency is only manifest in anaemia
- A ferritin level of 15 ng/ml would be sufficient for all women and children, although it is above 100 ng/ml for men.
- Women and children need less iron than adult men
- Only a very strong menstruation (hypermenorrhoea) can lead to iron deficiency.
- Iron tablets are therapeutically effective
The Swiss Iron Health Organisation SIHO has exposed the iron lie thanks to the Iron Code. This led to the iron breakthrough in Switzerland.
- Iron deficiency is already manifest in its early stages (iron deficiency syndrome).
- A ferritin value of 15 ng/ml is sufficient for very few people to be healthy.
- Women, children and adolescents need as much iron as adult men to be healthy.
- Normal or weak menstruation can also lead to iron deficiency.
- Iron tablets are preventively effective. However, because they are not therapeutically effective, the Swiss medical profession has introduced intravenous iron compensation.