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Iron balance in superdonors.

E R Monsen, C W Critchlow, C A Finch

    Transfusion
    |May 1, 1983
    PubMed
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    Frequent blood donors, or "superdonors," often have poor iron balance despite supplementation. Their bodies struggle to absorb enough iron to compensate for blood loss, indicating issues with iron availability in supplements.

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    Area of Science:

    • Nutrition Science
    • Hematology

    Background:

    • Frequent blood donation can lead to significant iron loss.
    • Assessing iron balance in high-frequency blood donors (
    • superdonors
    • ) is crucial for understanding iron homeostasis.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To evaluate iron balance in frequent blood donors.
    • To investigate the impact of iron supplementation on iron status in this population.

    Main Methods:

    • Studied 88 men and 88 women with a history of frequent blood donations (mean 17 donations over 4 years).
    • Estimated iron loss, dietary iron intake, and serum ferritin levels.
    • Compared iron status between supplemented and unsupplemented donors.

    Main Results:

    • Superdonors experienced significant daily iron loss (3.0-3.8 mg/day).
    • Many unsupplemented donors had low ferritin (<20 µg/L), requiring high dietary iron absorption (25%).
    • Supplemented donors showed little improvement in iron balance, with high rates of low ferritin (<20 µg/L), suggesting poor iron absorption (6-9%) from supplements.

    Conclusions:

    • Frequent blood donors are at risk of iron deficiency, even with supplementation.
    • The poor iron absorption observed suggests low bioavailability of iron from common oral supplements.
    • Further research into improving iron supplement efficacy is warranted for blood donor populations.

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