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.
Douglas County is in western Nevada in the western United States. Stretching from Carson Valley and running up into the Sierra Nevada, the county is bordered on the west by California, and contains about 13.2% of Lake Tahoe, which is split across the two states. Carson City, the state capital, lies to the north, and Lyon County to the east.