Objectives: Animal and human observational studies suggest iron deficiency impairs physical exercise performance but findings from randomized trials are conflicting. Iron deficiency and anaemia are especially common in women of reproductive age (WRA). We therefore performed a sys...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20848
Objectives: 47% of pre-school children and 25% of school-aged children are anaemic. Daily iron supplementation remains a key anaemia control intervention, but benefits and safety in children are debated. We systematically reviewed evidence for daily iron supplementation in 4–23m,...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20849
Sant-Rayn Pasricha, Sarah Atkinson, Andrew Armitage, Shivani Khandwala, Jacobien Veenemans, Sharon Cox, Lucy Eddowes, Theodore Hayes, Conor Doherty, Ayse Demir, Edwin Tijhaar, Hans Verhoef, Andrew Prentice & Hal Drakesmith·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: Hematologic and non-hematologic benefits from iron supplementation are chiefly seen in iron deficient individuals; concerns that iron might promote infection especially in non-iron deficient individuals have complicated global anemia control policies, particularly in...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20879
Sarah Hanieh, Tran Ha, Julie Simpson, Gerard Casey, Nguyen Khuong, Dang Thoang, Tran Thuy, Sant-Rayn Pasricha, Thach Tran, Tran Tuan, Terence Dwyer, Jane Fisher & Beverley-Ann Biggs·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: Intermittent antenatal iron supplementation is an attractive alternative to daily dosing during pregnancy, however the impact of this strategy on infant outcomes remains unclear. We compared the effect of intermittent antenatal iron supplementation with daily iron sup...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20922