systematic_review
2016
High Quality
Daily iron supplementation for improving anaemia, iron status and health in menstruating women
Low MSY, Speedy J, Styles CE, De-Regil LM, Pasricha SR
Published in Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Key Findings
67 trials in 8506 menstruating women: daily iron reduced anaemia, raised haemoglobin and iron stores, and improved fatigue.
Conclusions
Benefits come at the expense of increased gastrointestinal side effects.
Supplements Studied
Iron
Mineral
Daily iron supplementation effectively reduces the prevalence of anaemia and iron deficiency, raises haemoglobin and iron stores, improves exercise performance and reduces symptomatic fatigue.
Related Health Concerns
Study Details
Year:2016
Quality Score:9/10
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