Description

• Title:
  Iron Deficiency in Female Endurance Athletes: The Role of Hepcidin Regulation, Training Load, and Dietary Strategies in Optimizing Performance and Health
• Creator:
  Wasilewska, Małgorzata;
  Pietrzak, Krzysztof;
  Polok, Sebastian;
  Bialic, Łukasz
• Description:
  Purpose: Examine iron deficiency (ID) mechanisms in female endurance athletes, focusing on hepcidin dysregulation, training impacts, and dietary strategies.  Materials and Methods: Systematic review of 30 years of research on IL-6/hepcidin pathways, menstrual iron loss, supplementation (oral/IV), and dietary iron bioavailability. Data included hormonal studies, biomarker tracking (ferritin, CRP), and trials. Basic Results: Post-exercise hepcidin surges (peaking 6h) cut absorption 30-50%. Menstrual losses (0.5–2 mg/day) worsen depletion. Tapering cut hepcidin 35%; follicular-phase iron intake improved absorption. Oral iron (100mg/d) raised ferritin 20-30µg/L; IV iron boosted performance 8-12% in severe deficiency. Borderline cases (ferritin 30-50) had variable outcomes.  Conclusions: Integrated strategies: hepcidin-aware training, cycle-aligned nutrition (heme iron + vitamin C), ferritin monitoring (>30µg/L). Future research on progesterone’s hepcidin effects and improved iron formulations. Holistic ID management boosts performance/health.
• Object availability:
  free access
• Rights: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 ;
  Prawa autorskie (c) 2025 Małgorzata Wasilewska, Krzysztof Pietrzak, Sebastian Polok, Łukasz Bialic
• Date:
  2025.06.16
• Type:
  info:eu-repo/semantics/article;
  info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
• Language:
  English
• Source:
  Quality in Sport; Tom 42 (2025); 60804;
  Quality in Sport; Vol. 42 (2025); 60804;
  2450-3118
• Format:
  application/pdf
• Publisher:
  University Center for Sports Research, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Torun, Poland
• Relation: https://apcz.umk.pl/QS/article/view/60804/42837
• Subject:
  iron-deficiency;
  hepcidin;
  athletes;
  endurance;
  menstruation;
  inflammation;
  performance;
  ferritin
• Identifier: https://apcz.umk.pl/QS/article/view/60804
• Data provider:
  Akademicka Platforma Czasopism
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• Type:
  text