BMJ  2003;326 (24 May), doi:10.1136/bmj.326.7399.0-c

Iron supplements benefit non-anaemic women with fatigue

Women with fatigue who are not anaemic may benefit from iron supplementation. Verdon and colleagues (p 1124) conducted a double blind, randomised, placebo controlled trial in nine primary care sites and among 144 women in western Switzerland. Fatigue after one month decreased by 30% in women taking iron, and by 13% in the placebo group. Subgroup analysis showed that the effect may be restricted to women with low or borderline serum ferritin concentrations.

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Iron supplementation for unexplained fatigue in non-anaemic women: double blind randomised placebo controlled trial
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