can a human body digest solid iron in its purified form?

Subject: can a human body digest solid iron in its purified form?

Date: Thu Jun 5 02:17:40 2003
Posted by mordechai
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A friend of mine has annemia so his doctor gave him a prescription for some 
medicin. This has arose certain questions by me.
1)Can humans digest iron in its purified form as found in the industry?
2)If so what other metals can they digest?
Of course one shouldn't do other that what his doctor told him.

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