I was researching into the heme iron ink to diabetes, and came across a study that was published recently where the scientists (?) fed mice with animal heme iron extract until they became diabetic, then they used a couple of processes to remove the heme iron. The first procedure was phlebotomy which is otherwise known to us mere mortals as blood letting. And the diabetes went away. They then fed the mice with plant based (i.e. spinach) iron and the diabetes did not come back again ERGO - animal heme causes diabetes, and vegetable iron does not.
They are currently using the second technique, namely chelation, to see if that has the same effect and which would be more acceptable as a cure for diabetes.
The study is rubbish since they did not test for anemia or report whether any of the mice died from anemia. Does not seem to be based on sound health principles/ Hope they don't offer these as a cure for diabetes.
However, I decided to look into iron chelation since it can be used to treat genetic dysfunction of too much iron in the feritin locker There is a bona fide treatment using properly researched drugs specific to the condition, but in the preamble of the paper I read there was a list of natural occurring chelating foods that can significantly reduce iron absorption. As one who suffers iron deficiency anemia, it is also a shopping list of things for me to avoid.
As Brunneria has requested links, I include one here
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/hem...ourse/slides/spivak_ironoverload 07.27.12.pdf
Guess what - its a shopping list for Eatwell!!!!!!!!!!
One other observation. People suffering Hemochromatosis are not noted for being diabetics. So excess iron does not cause diabetes as there is no evidence for that. Ergo QED
