Peer-Reviewed PublicationUNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE Problems with iron levels in the blood and the body’s ability to regulate this important nutrient as a result of SARS-CoV-2 infection could be a key trigger for long COVID, new research has discovered. The discovery not only points to possible ways to prevent or treat the condition, but could help...
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Could low iron be making mental health symptoms worse?
by University of Michigan Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Most people these days understand that mental health issues have their roots in physical differences in our brains, genes and bodies, and differences in our life experiences. But what you eat and how your body uses the nutrients in your food also matters to mental health. A growing...
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Low iron is a health risk made worse by COVID. How to get more without reaching for supplements
by Yianna Zhang, Ken Ng and Said Ajlouni, The Conversation Credit: Shutterstock “Beauty is an iron mine,” once remarked the Australian mining magnate, Gina Reinhart. She was talking about a precious resource, but iron is also profoundly important to living organisms: from bacteria and fungi, to mammals like us. Iron acts as a key to numerous metabolic...