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Iron supplements: the quick fix with long-term consequences

Overview of attention for article published in Nutrition Journal, January 2004
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Title
Iron supplements: the quick fix with long-term consequences
Published in
Nutrition Journal, January 2004
DOI 10.1186/1475-2891-3-2
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Authors

Anna EO Fisher, Declan P Naughton

Abstract

Co-supplementation of ferrous salts with vitamin C exacerbates oxidative stress in the gastrointestinal tract leading to ulceration in healthy individuals, exacerbation of chronic gastrointestinal inflammatory diseases and can lead to cancer. Reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONS) have been ascribed an important role in oxidative stress. Redox-active metal ions such as Fe(II) and Cu(I) further activate RONS and thus perpetuate their damaging effects. Ascorbic acid can exert a pro-oxidant effect by its interaction with metal ions via a number of established RONS generating systems which are reviewed here. Further studies are required to examine the detrimental effects of nutraceuticals especially in chronic inflammatory conditions which co-present with anaemia.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Italy 1 4%
Unknown 25 96%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 4 15%
Researcher 4 15%
Student > Master 4 15%
Other 3 12%
Student > Bachelor 2 8%
Other 4 15%
Unknown 5 19%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 6 23%
Nursing and Health Professions 4 15%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 3 12%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 3 12%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 2 8%
Other 3 12%
Unknown 5 19%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 39. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 01 June 2023.
All research outputs
#1,053,296
of 25,707,225 outputs
Outputs from Nutrition Journal
#297
of 1,528 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#1,661
of 148,207 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Nutrition Journal
#1
of 3 outputs
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