Iron supplements potentially detrimental

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Iron supplements have the potential to make those suffering from an infectious disease and from  anaemia less healthy, says Cambridge researcher Dr Dora Pereira.  The iron provided by the tablets can increase the patient’s blood iron levels, but is also made available to any pathogens — bacteria, parasites or viruses — present in the patient. …

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