Iron and Reduced Cardiovascular Event Risk

• Trace minerals intake: Risks and benefits for cardiovascular health.

  • 2017-12-13
  • Review
  • Critical reviews in food science and nutrition 59(8)
  • • Noushin Mohammadifard
    • Karin H Humphries
    • Carolyn Gotay
    • Guillermo Mena-Sánchez
    • Jordi Salas-Salvadó
    • Ahmad Esmaillzadeh
    • Andrew Ignaszewski
    • Nizal Sarrafzadegan

  • PubMed: 29236516
  • DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2017.1406332

  1 Insight on

  • Reduced Cardiovascular Event Risk

  • Moderate evidence
  • Highly Cited

  While deficiency of these trace elements can cause cardiovascular dysfunction, several studies have also shown a positive association between metal serum levels and cardiovascular risk factors and events. Thus, a J- or U-shaped relationship between the transition minerals and cardiovascular events has been proposed.

  Effect

  Neutral

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  No