Exhaustion, brain fog, and the desire to chew ice are signs your iron levels may be low—even if they look normal. Time to check in on this overlooked protein.
Sabrina Cuevas didn’t think much of her new habit at first. She’d stop at the gas station, fill a few cups with ice, and chew her way through them during the day. Then it became four or five cups, every day, and people started calling her the Ice Lady.
The craving, it turned out, was a symptom. Ice chewing, called pagophagia, is sometimes an overlooked sign of iron deficiency.
