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Filter by:The specific aims of the current study were: 1) To determine the prevalence of IDNA in a sample of Mexican women of reproductive age and 2) To determine how iron supplementation in IDNA women influences physical work capacity during submaximal exercise . The researchers hypothesized that marginally iron depleted women will have improved physical work capacity during submaximal intermittent exercise tests after dietary iron supplementation. However, no improvement in peak maximal oxygen consumption after dietary iron supplementation because they will remain non-anemic.
Prevalence of anemia in Asia is more than 50%. All woman who book for antenatal care with non-anaemic iron deficiency (NAID) can be offered therapeutic doses of parentral iron, as a directly observed complete therapy, to prevent of maternal anaemia and fetal growth restriction. The investigators will compare this intervention with usual care in a multicentre randomised trial.
To combat iron deficiency in Low and Middle-Income Countries, sustainable food-based solutions have to be implemented to serve populations, not only individuals. One solution is the introduction of iron biofortified staple crops on market level. Before market level introduction, the bioavailability of iron in the new biofortified Irish Potato (IP) breed needs to be assessed. In this study the investigator compares the fractional and total iron absorption after extrinsic stable isotope labelling of the new biofortified high iron IP variety and a normal market level IP variety. The study is conducted in Peruvian women of reproductive age with marginal iron status.
The purpose of the study is to see the percentage of non-anemic, first trimester gravidas presenting to their obstetricians, who are iron deficient.
This study aims to examine iron deficiency symptoms and biochemical iron status based on hemoglobin, hematocrit, ferritin, and total iron binding capacity in menstruating females.
Iron deficiency is known to negatively impact physical performance, attention, and time spent doing physical activity. As a result, an iron deficient person must expend more energy to complete the same amount of work as someone who is healthy. Another interesting relationship has been observed between exercise training and iron status in that women who participate in exercise training often have higher rates of iron deficiency than sedentary women. ID is commonly treated using daily iron supplementation. However, it is currently unknown whether participating in regular exercise somehow impacts the effectiveness of iron supplementation. Iron deficient women who participate in exercise programs may potentially benefit less from iron supplementation than those who do not. Another common treatment for the symptoms of iron deficiency is the traditional Chinese herbal treatment, Ba-Zhen-Ke-Li (BZKL). While studies have shown that BZKL impacts expression of some iron-related proteins and increases endurance performance in rats, no studies have examined the efficacy of BZKL in improving iron markers or physical performance in humans. This study will compare the efficacy of BZKL in improving iron status and physical performance with that of ferrous sulfate supplementation. The Cornell research team will achieve these objectives in collaboration with colleagues at Kunming Medical University (KMU) in Kunming, China. A double-blind, randomized, placebo controlled study will be conducted by a Cornell graduate student at KMU. The subjects will be healthy women, age 18-26 years, attending KMU. Blood samples will be collected and analyzed for measures of iron). Subjects will be randomly assigned to receive 50 mg of ferrous sulfate (10 mg of elemental iron), 6mg of BZKL, or an identical placebo pill twice daily for 8 weeks. Subjects will be further randomly sub-divided to receive aerobic exercise training or no training during the 8-week supplementation period. At weeks 4 and 8, subjects will perform the same series of tests as was performed at baseline. The investigators hypothesize that: 1. the women who train and received iron will have smaller improvements in iron status than those who do not train 2. The women who receive iron and train will have greater improvements in physical performance than those who train and do not receive iron, and 3. The women who receive BZKL will improve their iron status or physical performance more than those who receive placebo.
Anemia and sideropenia are a common effect of untreated celiac disease. In a portion of patients a certain degree of hypoferritinemia persist after the diagnosis, despite a good compliance and clinical response to gluten-free diet. These patients are usually premenopausal women in whom the cyclic menstrual bleeding and the oral iron intake are not balanced. The aim of the study is to compare the efficacy of a pharmacological therapy, frequently not tolerated, and a dietary approach through a iron-rich diet in this subset of patients.
The specific aims of the current study were: 1) To determine the prevalence of IDNA in a sample of female rowers at the beginning of a training season; 2) To determine how IDNA affects endurance training and performance at the beginning of a training season; 3) To determine how iron supplementation affects iron status, training and performance in IDNA female collegiate rowers. The researchers hypothesized that IDNA affects endurance performance in female collegiate rowers both in and outside of the laboratory, and that iron supplementation of IDNA rowers will improve iron status, and consequently, training quality via increased energetic efficiency.