CellWell record HH-323921
Iron Deficiency in Athletes -- Current State of Knowledge
Julia Wojtanowicz; Kinga Skalniak; Mikołaj Bochnak
Quality in Sport · 2026
In plain language
This narrative review concludes that iron deficiency without anemia is common in athletes, that ferritin is the main marker but hard to interpret, and that ferritin rises after supplementation do not consistently improve performance.
- Evidence
- Emerging
- Design
- Primary research (design unspecified)
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