Iron and Increased Hemoglobin Levels

• Effect of iron therapy on fatigue symptoms in non-anaemic iron deficient women of reproductive age- A Randomized Controlled Trial.

  • 2026-01-01
  • RCT · n = 164
  • JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 76(1)
  • • Nayyer Sultana
    • Fariha Aslam Bajwa
    • Mirza Zeeshan Sikandar
    • Muhammad Mahtab Haider
    • Tayyaba Majeed

  • PubMed: 41736325
  • DOI: 10.47391/jpma.22068

  3 Insights on

  • Increased Hemoglobin Levels

  • High evidence
  • Large Human Trial
  • Clinical

  In Group 1, significant decrease in fatigue score and significant increase in ferritin and haemoglobin levels were noted post-intervention (p=0.05).

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  Yes

• 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