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Relevance of dietary iron intake and bioavailability in the management of HFE hemochromatosis: a systematic review.
The American journal of clinical nutrition - 1 Aug 2013
Moretti Diego, van Doorn Gerrigje M, Swinkels Dorine W, Melse-Boonstra Alida
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) leads to iron loading because of a disturbance in the negative-feedback mechanism between dietary iron absorption and iron status. The management of HH is achieved by repeated phlebotomies. OBJECTIVE: We investigated whether HH patients would benefit from a diet with low iron intake and bioavailability. DESIGN: We performed a systematic review of studies that linked...
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