Dr.LipidDallas said:Vitamin D levels and micronutrients: an often-overlooked connection.
Iron studies on micronutrients — important especially for women:
| Marker | Baseline | Month 6 | After Supplementation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferritin | 76 | 24 | 46 |
| Iron | 106 | 51 | 84 |
| TIBC | 326 | 396 | 336 |
| Transferrin Sat | 30% | 16% | 29% |
My ferritin cratered at month 6 from reduced dietary intake. Iron bisglycinate 36mg with vitamin C brought it back up. Don't wait for anemia symptoms — test proactively.
The figures, for anyone assembling their own picture. Keep the original post as written when you update it, and add the correction underneath. An edited-away mistake is invisible to the next person who makes it.
Dr.GutHealth said:Iron studies on micronutrients — important especially for women: Marker Baseline Month 6 After Supplementation Ferritin 76 24 46 Iron 106 51 84 TIBC…
There is a second half to this that has not been said yet. The honest answer is that the effect is real, the magnitude is contested, and the individual variation is larger than either. Those three things can all be true at once, and most arguments here are two people holding different parts of that.
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Browse GL BiochemOne thing that is still open after BrianDallas92’s answer:
Was that from a primary source or from a summary of one?
Reporting back.
Update: the thing I was blaming turned out not to be the cause. Leaving the original post as written rather than editing it, so the mistake stays visible for whoever searches this next.