Effect of Iron Supplementation on the Modulation of Iron Metabolism, Muscle Damage Biomarkers and Cortisol in Professional Cyclists.
Alfredo CórdovaJuan Francisco Mielgo-AyusoCesar Ignacio Fernandez-LázaroAlberto Caballero-GarcíaEnrique RocheDiego Fernández-LázaroPublished in: Nutrients (2019)
Oral iron supplementation with 80 mg/day iron (800 mg of iron protein succinylate) effectively prevented a decline in haematological parameters (serum iron, ferritin, haemoglobin and haematocrit) and maintained optimal levels of recovery in elite cyclists during the Vuelta a España. Moreover, the hematological values were shown to have relationship with muscular recovery parameters.