Iron Ferritin levels - what is considered normal?

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My nephew has low iron ferritin levels apparently he is 2 years old.

He is a fantastic eater - always has been he isnt fussy at all. He isnt a great meat eater but eats plenty of eggs, cereal, bread, green vegs , juice etc. so we're really surprised at this.

Is there anything else that could be causing this?

He isnt ill just had a blood test as part of something else and it was flagged up that levels were low and he needed supplemements.

Ive just read this - so not sure why they've flagged it up as his levels are showing 16

Normal - 7 to 140 ng/mL for children 6 months to 15 years

anyone?

Right hoping the evening shift cam advise!

You’ve seen what the range is, his is low but they’d have flagged it as worrying if they’d thought it was so I wouldn’t worry.

Mine is 9, I’ve tried a lot of iron supplements to increase it but eventually the GP said nothing made a difference and I have no ill effects.