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Manje željeza, svaki drugi dan: isti porast ferritina kod žena

BY DR. GYMBRO · 26. lis 2026.

Hepcidin može smanjiti apsorpciju željeza nakon jedne doze, što bi mogao biti razlog zašto oralno željezo često razočara i izaziva probleme sa želucem. Randomizirano istraživanje iz 2026. na 66 žena s nedostatkom željeza uspoređivalo 21 mg željeza svakih 48 h s 30 mg dnevno tijekom 42 dana. Ferritin je značajno porastao u obje skupine, a razlika među njima nije bila statistički značajna, dok je hemoglobin ostao stabilan, a gastrointestinalni učinci bili blagi. Studija je bila aktivno kontrolirana, ali bez placeba, a korišteni su različiti oblici željeza, pa je rezultat usporediv, a ne superiorniji. Evo što to znači za žene koje treniraju i zašto je potrebno provjeriti ferritin prije suplementacije.