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The intestine regulates iron absorption to meet the body’s needs. Iron overload is rare in the absence of hereditary iron storage disease. The Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL) for healthy adults is 45 mg/day. There may be times when a physician prescribes an intake higher than the upper limit to treat iron deficiency anemia.
