Sophia Wussler

In Overweight Women, Adiposity-related Inflammation and Serum Hepcidin are Increased, Dietary Iron Bioavailability is decreased and Ascorbic Acid has Only a Negligible Enhancing Effect on Iron Bioavailability

Ana Carla Cepeda-Lopez, Sophia Wussler, Alida Melse-Boonstra, Michael Zimmermann & Isabelle Aeberli · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: Many countries are struggling with the double burden of malnutrition. Iron deficiency is prevalent in overweight and obese (OW/OB) subjects, likely due to adiposity-related inflammation increased hepcidin and decreased iron absorption. Because hepcidin reduces iron ef...