The NHANES 2003–2006 has assessed iron and iodine status, 2 trace element nutrients of
continued public health interest, in the US population. We investigated associations of …

Iron overload, expressed as increased body iron stores, has been recognized as a potential
hazard because it promotes the generation of oxygen radicals. We analyzed factors …

Objective: For middle aged and elderly subjects there is a concern that increased iron
intake, especially heme iron associated with consumption of red meat, leads to increased …

The relationship between high dietary iron intake, mutations of the HFE gene, and iron
status, and their effects on human health are reviewed. Prolonged high dietary intakes of …

BACKGROUND: Serum soluble transferrin receptor (sTfR) is recommended as a sensitive
and accurate measure of iron deficiency (ID) in populations when only a single indicator can …

Cancer is considered in part to be a preventable disease and largely environmentally
determined. Diet is an important variable and polyphenol compounds have been shown to …

Habitual coffee drinking has been linked to a lower risk for some forms of cancer, but the
mechanism remains elusive. Coffee may decrease oxidative DNA damage, an important …

Hemoglobin (Hb), mean cell volume (MCV), and erythrocyte protoporphyrin (EP) are
commonly used to screen for iron deficiency (ID), but systematic evaluation of the sensitivity …

Recent increases in recommended calcium intakes recognize the important role of calcium
in skeletal health, but many Americans, especially women, consume far less than …

Current evidence of the relationship between diets and Fe status is mostly derived from
studies in developed countries with Western diets, which may not be translatable to Chinese …