The effect of iron dosing schedules on plasma hepcidin and iron absorption in Kenyan infants.

CONCLUSIONS: In Kenyan infants given 12 mg oral iron, morning and afternoon doses are comparably absorbed, dosing on consecutive days increases PHep and modestly decreases iron absorption compared with alternate day dosing, and dosing on alternate days or every third day does not increase PHep or decrease absorption. This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT02989311 and NCT03617575. PMID: 32678434 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition - Category: Nutrition Authors: Tags: Am J Clin Nutr Source Type: research