Boost Your Biology with Lucas Aoun 330. The Iron Deficiency Epidemic: What No One Tells You
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Aug 3, 2025 Sam Sparhawk, National Commercial Manager at PharmaNutra, dives into the widespread issue of iron deficiency affecting over a billion people. He discusses how dietary factors and chronic diseases impair iron absorption and highlights the revolutionary sucrosomial iron technology that boasts superior absorption rates. Listeners learn about symptoms of low iron, the importance of regular blood testing, and how patients often feel better within weeks on sucrosomial iron. Plus, upbeat insights into future applications of this technology add an exciting twist!
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Iron Deficiency Is Multifactorial
- Over a billion people worldwide suffer iron deficiency driven by diet, inflammation, bleeding, or chronic disease.
- Multiple factors can block absorption so intake alone doesn't guarantee adequate iron levels.
Separate Iron From Inhibitors
- Avoid taking PPIs, drinking coffee with meals, or consuming high-phytate grains around iron-rich meals to improve absorption.
- Also separate calcium and polyphenol-rich foods from iron to reduce competitive binding and absorption loss.
Standard Oral Iron Has Big Limits
- Iron sulfate is the US standard but has low absorption and causes GI side effects in ~2/3 of patients.
- Poor tolerability drives low compliance and often leads clinicians to escalate to IV iron.