Iron and Increased Hemoglobin Levels

• Fortification of condiments and seasonings with iron for preventing anaemia and improving health.

  • 2023-09-01
  • Meta-Analysis · n = 4,459
  • The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 2023(9)
  • • Chowdhury Sb Jalal
    • Luz Maria De-Regil
    • Vanessa Pike
    • Prasanna Mithra

  • PubMed: 37665781
  • DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd009604.pub2

  4 Insights on

  • Increased Hemoglobin Levels

  • High evidence
  • Clinical

  We are uncertain about whether fortification of condiments/seasonings with iron plus other micronutrients will improve haemoglobin concentration (MD 6.22 g/dL, 95% CI 1.60 to 10.83; 1270 participants; 5 studies; very low-certainty evidence).

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  Yes

  Dose

  4.4–55 mg/day