FerDem envelopes

Food supplement based on iron (ferric pyrophosphate) and vitamin C useful for children aged 4 and up. Equipped with an enhanced bioavailability specific for children with iron deficiency.
Iron plays a fundamental role in many processes of great importance for the body, such as cell multiplication, oxygen transport and oxidative metabolism. These vital processes are carried out thanks to its ability as an acceptor and donor of electrons depending on the case. Iron is present in the body in two stable oxidation states:
• divalent iron (Fe2 +)
• trivalent iron (Fe3 +).
This property allows it to function as a catalyst of redox reactions, accepting or donating electrons. Iron is kept in solution by binding with specific proteins that allow it to be transported into the plasma, entered into cells and deposited in specific organs and tissues. The ferrocorporeal is divided into two compartments, the metabolically active iron and the storage iron. The metabolically active is that which is part of hemoglobin, myoglobin and enzymatic systems; the deposit one is made up of ferritin from hemosiderin (deposit proteins mainly located in the liver, spleen, bone marrow and skeletal tissues).
To keep the amount of body iron in the right balance, it is necessary that the iron intake balance the losses and the need for hemoglobin synthesis. Precisely in the developmental age this requirement is greater than in the adult, because the increase is accompanied by the increase in the amount of body iron. The iron in the diet is present in inorganic or amino form: in meat 50% of iron is amino and 15-35% is bioavailable. On the contrary, most of the iron contained in the diet is inorganic and its absorption varies from 2 to 12%. As for the absorption of inorganic iron, it is facilitated by the intake of meat and ascorbic acid (vitamin C), while it is hindered by calcium, some fibers and tea. Dietary deficiency (insufficient dietary intake), blood loss and impaired absorption in the intestine (as in the case of prolonged dysmicrobism due to prolonged anti-biotic therapies, intolerances to gluten and lactose) may be at the basis of the iron deficiency; these causes may be responsible for any anemia, retardation of growth and intellectual development, alterations of the gastrointestinal tract. In all these cases, the integration with the product can be a valid help in restoring the blood levels of iron in the child.

Ingrediants
117% 89%

	1 sachet	LARN * 4-10 years	2 sachets	LARN *> 10 years
Iron	7mg	78%	14 mg
C vitamin	40 mg	80 mg	160%
* LARN = Recommended Daily Intake Levels.

How to use
We recommend taking one sachet a day from 4 to 10 years and two sachets a day for children over 10 years of age, dissolved in a glass of water preferably between meals.

Warnings
For pregnant or lactating women it is recommended to seek the advice of the doctor.
Do not exceed the recommended daily dose.
Keep out of the reach of children under three years of age.
Supplements are not intended as a substitute for a varied diet.

storage
Store in a cool, dry place, away from light.

Format
30 envelopes.

Code 026