U.S., July 24 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07081152) titled 'Iron Absorption and Losses in Young South African Women Living Without and With Overweight and Obesity' on July 03.
Brief Summary: Young women living with obesity (OB) have a greater risk of developing iron deficiency. Plus, the risk of anemia and/or ID in young women living with overweight (OW) and obesity (OB) is further increased by inadequate dietary intake and/or poor bioavailability of iron, as well as gastrointestinal and menstrual iron losses. It is not certain whether women living with OW/OB can meet their iron requirements from their day-to-day diet.
The aim of this study is to compare iron absorption and losses over a lo...