The Institute of Medicine recommends a daily intake of 8 milligrams iron for men and postmenopausal women. Women of childbearing age need more, 18 milligrams, due to the monthly loss of iron in menses. Pregnancy increases iron requirements to 27 milligrams daily.
Photo: Wikipedia. Carson is a city in Los Angeles County, California. As of the 2010 census, Carson had a total population of 91,714. Located 13 miles (21 km) south of downtown Los Angeles and approximately 14 miles away from the Los Angeles International Airport. Incorporated on February 20, 1968, Carson is the youngest municipality in the South Bay region of Metropolitan Los Angeles.
Well, the City of Carson is in Southern California, about 16 miles south of downtown Los Angeles, in the region known as the South Bay. Carson is bordered by the city of Long Beach on the east, and the city of Torrance on the west. The Los Angeles harbor is a few miles to the south of Carson; California's famous coastline and beaches are about 6 miles to the west of Carson.