iron supplementation best every other day
There was a recent study showing that alternate day oral iron supplementation in iron-deficient women was superior to daily supplementation (see iron def qod iron best LancetHeme2023 in dropbox, or https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2023.102286 ). Thanks to Ian Huntington for bringing this to my attention Details : -- 150 Swiss women aged 18-45 who participated in this double - blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial, all having serum ferritin levels <30mcg/L (which equals 30 ng/mL) , from 2021 to 2022 -- mean age 25, BMI 21 -- hemoglobin 13.3, MCV 90, hematocrit 41, serum iron 16 µmol, transferrin saturation 22%, ferritin 15.9 mcg/L, serum transferrin receptor 5 mg/L, body iron stores 2.7 mg/kg body weight, iron deficiency 36% -- serum hepcidin level 0.6 nM [serum hepcidin levels inversely affect iron absorption] -- participants were randomized to 100 mg of iron daily for 90 days, followed by placebo for another...