TY - BOOK
T1 - Towards an understanding of the interaction between exercise and dietary iron absorption: Refining treatment strategies for iron deficient athletes
AU - McCormick, Rachel
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - This thesis explores the interaction between exercise-induced inflammation, iron regulatory hormone activity (hepcidin), and iron absorption. This work sought to improve the effectiveness of iron supplementation in athletes with sub-optimal iron status. The collective findings of this research established a contemporary strategy of oral iron therapy for athletes, entailing morning iron supplementation, ideally consumed within 30 minutes of exercise. Furthermore, this work showed that alternate day iron supplementation had comparable effectiveness to daily iron supplementation, and may alleviate the frequently reported gastro-intestinal side-effects in athletes. Overall, this work provides practical guidelines for practitioners to improve athlete iron stores.
AB - This thesis explores the interaction between exercise-induced inflammation, iron regulatory hormone activity (hepcidin), and iron absorption. This work sought to improve the effectiveness of iron supplementation in athletes with sub-optimal iron status. The collective findings of this research established a contemporary strategy of oral iron therapy for athletes, entailing morning iron supplementation, ideally consumed within 30 minutes of exercise. Furthermore, this work showed that alternate day iron supplementation had comparable effectiveness to daily iron supplementation, and may alleviate the frequently reported gastro-intestinal side-effects in athletes. Overall, this work provides practical guidelines for practitioners to improve athlete iron stores.
KW - iron supplementation
KW - post-exercise hepcidin
KW - gastro-intestinal side-effects
KW - oral iron treatment
KW - optimal iron ingestion timing
U2 - 10.26182/5ef95704f7304
DO - 10.26182/5ef95704f7304
M3 - Doctoral Thesis
ER -