Fe++ deficiency a risk
April 24, 2014
Iron deficiency is a risk for many
women of reproductive age; and in
particular a risk for female athletes
due to diets deficient in iron,
increased iron losses, and reduced
absorption of iron from subclinical
inflammation, according to the
authors of a recently published
meta-analysis.
The study analysed 22
randomised controlled trials and
was published in the Journal
of Nutrition, finding that iron
supplements were associated with
increases in oxygen consumption
(VO2 max) and a lower heart rate
at both maximal and sub-maximal
exercise efforts.
“Perhaps not surprisingly, the
benefits were found to be most
pronounced in iron-deficient
women and in trained women,”
said Carl Gibson, ceo of the
Complementary Healthcare Council
of Australia (CHC).
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