#467: Iron Issues in Athletes – Prof. Pete Peeling
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Assessing Iron Status in Athletes
Arjic: There are a number of factors that can affect the variables we currently use to assess iron status. The key one is serum veriton and hemoglobin. But because we know that there are various factors that can influence them, we'd kind of written out if you like some guidelines,. which they're published in the European Journal of Applied Physiology. So preferably the athlete would go and get their blood taken in the morning before they've done any training or on a rest day when there is no training on them. We'd also written things around making sure that you're well hydrated because plasma volume can be impacted by dehydration.
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