Regular intense exercise or hard training promotes red blood cell production and it is also thought to increase
iron loss through sweat.
GPs now agree, however, that it's perfectly safe to reduce or even stop your period altogether by taking the Pill continuously, which may reduce
iron loss as well as putting an end to «nice» and «time of the month underwear», embarrassing leaks during workouts and, horror upon horror, taking tampons out with you on a night out.
I have also been involved in multiple studies of donor reactions and
donor iron loss, and am now leading a large NHLBI - funded study (RBC - Omics) investigating genetic and metabolomic mechanisms underlying differing capacity of donors from diverse racial - ethnic groups to tolerate frequent RBC donation and of their donated RBC to maintain functional integrity during storage for 42 days.
For ladies who are having issues
with iron loss, don't forget to eat lots of dark leafy greens.
Frequent fussing and feeding in the evening mean two good things from a biolog - ical perspective: the current baby won't have his milk supply diminished by another pregnancy, and the mother is less likely to become anemic due to
iron loss through menstruation.