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Article: Exercise can cause iron deficiency. (research on college-aged women shows that moderate exercise can cause fatigue and even anemia if they lack iron in their diet)(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- USA TODAY
- Article date:
- February 1, 1996
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College-age women who engage in even moderate exercise may suffer from iron deficiency that results in anemia. In the first long-term study of the effects of exercise on the iron status of women, researchers from Purdue University, Pennsylvania State University, and the University of Florida studied previously sedentary women for six months and found that they lost enough iron to bring on feelings of fatigue, a symptom of anemia.
"We're seeing dramatic effects in iron loss in these women because their iron status isn't that good to begin with," indicates Connie Weaver, head of Purdue's Department of Foods and Nutrition and principal author of the study. "Women ...