Open AccessRandomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of an iron-fortified food product in female soldiers during military training: relations between iron status, serum hepcidin, and inflammation
Author(s) -
J. Philip Karl,
Harris R. Lieberman,
Sonya J. Cable,
Kelly W. Williams,
Andrew Young,
James P. McClung
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.3945/ajcn.2010.29185
Subject(s) - hepcidin , placebo , double blind , inflammation , randomized controlled trial , medicine , iron deficiency , physical therapy , anemia , alternative medicine , pathology
Iron status degrades in female soldiers during military training. Inflammation-mediated up-regulation of hepcidin, a key mediator of iron homeostasis, may be a contributing factor.
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