New publication on alternate day iron supplementation in iron-depleted women
Guidelines to treat iron deficiency recommend daily provision of oral iron, but this may decrease fractional iron absorption and increase side effects. Our objective was to compare consecutive-day versus alternate-day iron supplementation.
Our randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial in young iron-deficient women demonstrated that, when compared to consecutive daily dosing of iron, alternate-day dosing resulted in a more sustained reduction in iron deficiency after 6 months and fewer gastrointestinal side effects.
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