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Blood loss is a stronger predictor of iron status in men than C282Y heterozygosity or diet.
Journal of the American College of Nutrition - 1 Feb 2008
Heath Anne-Louise M, Roe Mark A, Oyston Sarah L, Gray Andrew R, Williams Sheila M, Fairweather-Tait Susan J
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OBJECTIVE: To determine the relative importance of HFE gene, diet, lifestyle, and blood loss characteristics for predicting iron status in a sample of men aged 40 years or over. DESIGN: Iron status (serum ferritin, transferrin saturation, soluble transferrin receptor) was measured in 44 C282Y heterozygote and 85 age- and BMI-matched wildtype men aged 40 years or over. Dietary intake of iron (total, heme and...
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