1.   Also contained in whole grains is phytic acid, which binds to excess iron.

2.   Another potential complication is that patients can build up excess iron in their systems that can adversely affect the heart and liver.

3.   According to the Iron Overload Association, excess iron in the body increases the chances of developing cancer, particularly of the reproductive organs.

4.   Excess iron causes cholesterol to adhere to artery walls and increases the incidence of cell mutations that can lead to cancerous growths.

5.   Excess iron can be toxic in young children.

6.   Extracting the excess iron is a painful process that requires long-term infusions of an iron-removing drug.

7.   Extracting the excess iron is a painful process that requires longterm infusions of an iron-removing drug.

8.   Over time, the excess iron lodges in vital organs, especially the liver, where it causes other diseases and eventually death.

9.   The excess iron spills over into the liver, pancreas, heart and other organs.

10.   The only way the body can rid itself of excess iron is to bleed.