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Nutritional supplements containing iron are able to treat fatigue
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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Nutritional supplements containing iron are able to cure people who suffer not only anemia, but also those who experience constant causeless fatigue.
Swiss scientists from the University of Lausanne (University of Lausanne in Switzerland) recently came to the conclusion that food additives, including iron, can reduce the feeling of fatigue in humans. It has also been observed that iron-containing additives are useful for people with low (but not critical) content of this element in the blood. Appropriate studies were conducted, during which 198 women aged 18 to 53 years were asked to take these supplements for 12 weeks. The experiment involved those women who had menstruation during this period, and she, as is known, helps to reduce the amount of iron in the blood.
Each of the women experienced an unexplained fatigue in the body before the experiment began. Until the end of the experiment, scientists were not sure of its results.
99 women took a medicine containing iron (80 mg), and the rest were offered another medicine under the guise of iron-containing. The level of fatigue in each woman was recorded before the test and at its end.
In the course of the study, it was observed that the level of fatigue was reduced by 50% in those women who took iron supplements for 12 weeks and who had not previously had an anemia diagnosis. "Consequently, fatigue in the human body arises from the lack of a sufficient amount of iron in the blood" - said one of the researchers, Dr. Bernard Favrat. Member of the British Association of Dieticians (British Dietetic Association) Rick Miller notes that the level of fatigue can be lower because of a bad diet or a short sleep, and also because of excessive physical exercise.
In any case, iron in sufficient quantity in the human body prevents the appearance of signs of fatigue. Hence, the intake of these supplements is justified, but only in a small amount, since an excess of iron in the blood leads to the defeat of important organs.
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