Alida Melse

Using Stable Iron Isotopic Techniques and Serum Hepcidin Profiles to Optimize Iron Supplementation for Correction of Iron Deficiency in Young Women

Diego Moretti, Jeroen Goede, Markus Jiskra, Alida Melse, Swinkels Dorine, Tjalsma Harold & Michael Zimmermann · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: Determine the duration and magnitude of the serum hepcidin (sHep) rise induced by oral iron (Fe) supplements from single and consecutive-day Fe doses and measure bioavailability in healthy subjects. Methods: Twenty six subjects (serum ferritin, SF <20 µg/L) were ra...