how much iron do we need daily?
<answer> 1 mg for adult males and 1.5 mg for menstruating females. <context> The average person needs to absorb just a small amount of iron each day to stay healthy (around 1 mg for adult males and 1.5 mg for menstruating females). To achieve this, however, we need to consume several times that amount. This is because our bodies absorb only a fraction of the iron contained in the foods we eat.