Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Iron supplementation in athletes. Current recommendations

P Nielsen1, D Nachtigall

  • 1Abteilung Medizinische Biochemie, Universitäts-Krankenhaus Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany. nielsen@uke.uni-hamburg.de

Sports Medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)
|November 20, 1998
PubMed
Summary

Endurance athletes face iron deficiency due to exercise-induced losses. Controlled iron supplementation, especially for those with low ferritin, can prevent deficiency and limit absorption of toxic metals.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Note: Improved spatial resolution of time-of-flight Thomson scattering of fusion devices.

The Review of scientific instruments·2018
Same author

Invited review: Genetics and claw health: Opportunities to enhance claw health by genetic selection.

Journal of dairy science·2018
Same author

Bacillus subtilis strain specificity affects performance improvement in broilers.

Poultry science·2017
Same author

Men and women have similarly shaped carpometacarpal joint bones.

Journal of biomechanics·2015
Same author

[Iron quantification in iron overload disease using MRI].

RoFo : Fortschritte auf dem Gebiete der Rontgenstrahlen und der Nuklearmedizin·2013
Same author

Dual ligation hybridization assay for the specific determination of oligonucleotide therapeutics.

Bioanalysis·2011

Area of Science:

  • Sports Medicine
  • Nutritional Science
  • Exercise Physiology

Background:

  • Debate exists regarding iron deficiency in endurance athletes.
  • Endurance athletes may experience iron deficiency due to an imbalance between iron absorption and exercise-induced losses.
  • Menstruating female athletes, similar to the general population, are a key risk group for iron deficiency.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Critically review the literature on iron supplementation in sports.
  • Discuss the impact of iron deficiency on athletic performance.
  • Provide diagnostic and treatment recommendations for iron deficiency in athletes.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of studies on iron status and supplementation in athletes.
  • Analysis of nutritional status across different athletic disciplines.

Related Experiment Videos

  • Evaluation of treatment protocols for iron deficiency in athletes.

    • Main Results:

    • Male athletes generally meet iron intake recommendations, unlike female athletes.
    • Iron supplementation benefits are established for athletes with iron deficiency anemia.
    • Most studies show no significant performance improvement in non-anemic athletes with depleted iron stores (prelatent deficiency) without optimized treatment.

    Conclusions:

    • Optimal iron deficiency treatment requires adequate dosage, administration, and duration (e.g., >3 months, 100 mg ferrous iron/day).
    • Controlled iron supplementation is recommended for athletes with low serum ferritin levels.
    • Supplementation can prevent iron deficiency and reduce absorption of toxic metals like lead and cadmium.