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- Title
Iron Supplementation and the Female Soldier.
- Authors
Johnson, Anthony E.
- Abstract
Twenty-two percent of women in the United States are iron deficient. Iron deficiency adversely affects immune function as well as physical and cognitive performance. Although the risk of developing iron deficiency is high for female soldiers, this risk can be minimized with proper nutritional guidance. Recommended dietary modifications include (1) heme iron consumption, (2) ingestion of vitamin C and protein with meals, and (3) discontinued tea and coffee consumption with meals.
- Subjects
AMERICAN women; DISEASES in women; IRON deficiency diseases; IMMUNE system; WOMEN military personnel
- Publication
Military Medicine, 2006, Vol 171, Issue 4, p298
- ISSN
0026-4075
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7205/MILMED.171.4.298