Purpose: Iron-deficient athletes are often treated with long-term, low-dose iron therapy. Such
treatments may be efficacious in correcting iron deficiency; however, the effect on acute and
chronic iron metabolism and subsequent endurance capacity is less clear. Methods: Fifteen
national and international standard runners were identified as iron deficient nonanemic
(IDNA) and assigned to either an intravenous iron treatment group or placebo group.
Participants completed three exercise tests to volitional exhaustion, as follows: before …

Purpose: Iron-deficient athletes are often treated with long-term, low-dose iron therapy. Such
treatments may be efficacious in correcting iron deficiency; however, the effect on acute and
chronic iron metabolism and subsequent endurance capacity is less clear. Methods: Fifteen
national and international standard runners were identified as iron deficient nonanemic
(IDNA) and assigned to either an intravenous iron treatment group or placebo group.
Participants completed three exercise tests to volitional exhaustion, as follows: before …