
How to Know If You’re at Risk of Iron Overload and What to Do About It | Chris Masterjohn Lite #19
Mastering Nutrition
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How to Prevent Iron Overload in Women
I have a GG genotype. There's about 2-3% of the world's population that have my genotype and we all have increased risk of iron overload. I don't have the C282Y mutation, which is the most severe form of this problem. Regardless of whether you have any of these genetics, you can't rule out that you don't have more minor mutations in genes that are rare but not covered by 23andMe. And so it's really important in his view that everyone have a full iron panel at least once in their life.
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