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The Iron Files - Part 2
In Part 1 of this miniseries on iron, I made a brief reference to the paradox that iron supplementation sets in motion processes that decrease iron absorption. Hence, people who take iron supplements because they are iron deficient, can inadvertently upregulate the pathways that caused them to have low iron status in the first place. As with so many other interventions, the supposed solution can make the problem worse. To understand why, we need to examine…
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