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Menos Hierro, Cada Dos Días: Incrementos Similares de Ferritina en Mujeres

BY DR. GYMBRO · 26 oct 2026

La hepcidina puede limitar la absorción de hierro después de una dosis diaria, lo que quizás explique por qué el suplemento oral suele decepcionar y provocar molestias estomacales. Un ensayo aleatorizado de 2026 con 66 mujeres con deficiencia de hierro comparó 21 mg de hierro cada 48 h contra 30 mg diarios durante 42 días. La ferritina aumentó de forma significativa en ambos grupos sin diferencias estadísticamente relevantes, la hemoglobina se mantuvo estable y los efectos gastrointestinales fueron leves. El truco es que el estudio fue activo‑controlado y las formas de hierro fueron distintas, de modo que los resultados son comparables, no superiores. Aquí explicamos qué significa para las mujeres que entrenan y por qué deberías medir la ferritina antes de suplementar.