Iron and Improved Iron Status

• Improved Iron Status, but Not Protein Source, Is Related to Appetite, Satiety, and Mood in Women of Reproductive Age With Iron Deficiency: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

  • 2026-06
  • RCT
  • The Journal of nutrition 156(6)
  • • Stephen R Hennigar
    • Katelyn M Miller
    • Robert D Murphy
    • Amy Braymer
    • Christy L Mayet
    • Frank L Greenway
    • Susan N Cheung
    • Camila Weschenfelder
    • Claire E Berryman

  • PubMed: 42061720
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.tjnut.2026.101559

  10 Insights on

  • Improved Iron Status

  • High evidence
  • Clinical

  Indicators of iron status and anemia improved after 8 weeks (P < 0.05 for all) but did not differ between Animal and Plant.

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  Yes

  Dose

  once a day for 8 weeks

• Health Benefits of Bread Fortification: A Systematic Review of Clinical Trials according to the PRISMA Statement.

  • 2023-10-20
  • Systematic Review
  • Nutrients 15(20)
  • • Urszula Kaim
    • Zuzanna Sabina Goluch

  • PubMed: 37892534
  • DOI: 10.3390/nu15204459

  8 Insights on

  • Improved Iron Status

  • High evidence
  • Rigorous Journal

  Clinical trials have shown health benefits from consuming bread fortified with vitamins (B9, C, D2, D3), minerals (K, P, Ca, Mg, Fe, Zn, Cr, Se), fiber, proteins, and polyphenolic compounds.

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Moderate

  Significant

  Yes

  Dose

  not stated