65% of the iron in the body is bound up in hemoglobin molecules in red blood cells. About 4% is bound up in myoglobin molecules. Around 30% of the iron in the body is stored as ferritin or hemosiderin in the spleen, the bone marrow and the liver. Iron deficiency in the body can cause anemia.
IRON
65% of the iron in the body is bound up in hemoglobin molecules in red blood cells.