Other sources provide slightly different levels, with some research from 2008 suggesting that some laboratories consider ferritin levels over 200 ng/mL in women and 300 ng/mL in men to be abnormal. It is important that people confirm normal levels with their doctor or the laboratory that tested them.

Consuming iron-rich foods improves iron stores and ferritin levels. These include green leafy vegetables, cocoa powder, dark chocolate, oatmeal, cereals, wheat germ, beans and tofu, lamb and beef, nuts, pumpkin and squash seeds, liver and mollusks, among others.

If your ferritin levels are high it indicates that your body is absorbing too much of iron. The condition is known as hemochromatosis. It can also indicate liver disease. Ferritin is stored in the liver cells. If the liver is damaged, ferritin leaks out and can result in higher ferritin levels in the blood. A high ferritin level can indicate

Whenever our body needs more red blood cells, ferritin is released which then combines with another protein called the transferrin. Transferrin carries ferritin to replenish the iron to form new red blood cells. The body needs to have a normal store of ferritin that will be used by the body from time to time.

Your doctor may ask you to do a ferritin test if he thinks your ferritin levels are too low or even higher than the normal level. Symptoms for low ferritin levels are: – Iron deficiency or anemia. – Pale skin. – Weakness in the body. – Shortness of breath. – Increased palpitation.

Ferritin is also used in materials science as a precursor in making iron nanoparticles for carbon nanotube growth by chemical vapor deposition.