Ferritin

Nutrients connected to Ferritin

A link means the body needs the nutrient for this, or that low intake is linked to it. It does not mean extra supplements help if your intake is already adequate; each link shows how strong the evidence is.

• Eating Clay (Geophagy)Documented risk

  Ferritin was lower in women who ate soil in the Tanzanian cohort.

• Orange cordyceps (Cordyceps militaris)Preliminary or mixed

  Serum ferritin rose more than with placebo at 4 and 8 weeks in 11 vs 11 runners taking a mycelium extract; maker-supported.

• GuavaPreliminary or mixed

  Ferritin was higher with guava in a preschool trial, but a 7-month trial found no clear improvement in total iron stores.

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