Diet / hepatitis C

Iron is not the cause of hep c. As a normal primary
storage site for iron reducing fat and any other substance
that is involved with the liver will no doubt decrease
stress upon it. As they caution, longer term might produce
anemia. I also read that journal, I have noted how many
iron related articles you fail to mention, picking
choosing those which you "think" somehow apply in some yet
understood way to some thesis that sprang to mind,ie. a
pick and choose kind of spin.

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Nutrition. 2004 Apr;20(4):368-71. Related Articles, Links

Efficacy of long-term dietary restriction of total
calories, fat, iron, and protein in patients with chronic
hepatitis C virus.

Iwasa M, Iwata K, Kaito M, Ikoma J, Yamamoto M, Takeo M,
Kuroda M, Fujita N, Kobayashi Y, Adachi Y.

Third Department of Internal Medicine, Mie University
School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan.

OBJECTIVES: A diet restrictive in total calories, fat,
iron, and protein intake reduces serum alanine
aminotransferase levels in patients with long-term
hepatitis C virus infection. However, whether long-term
dietary therapy causes adverse effects such as malnutrition
and anemia due to a shortage of energy intake is not clear.
We evaluated the balance of energy intake and changes in
physical and hematologic indices of nutrition after a long-
term dietary therapy. METHODS: Twenty-two patients with long-
term hepatitis C virus infection that did not respond to or
who were able or unwilling to take interferon therapy were
enrolled in this study. Our prescriptions included 7
mg/d or less of iron, 30 kcal. kg(-1). d(-1) of energy, 1.1
to 1.2 g. kg(-1). d(-1) of protein, and a fat energy
fraction of 20%. Patients were followed for 24 mo.
RESULTS: Mean body fat percentage was 24.6% at entry and
was significantly reduced after the diet prescription.
Mean serum ferritin decreased significantly from 376
ng/mL at entry to 141 ng/mL after 24 mo. Mean serum
alanine aminotransferase levels decreased significantly
from 66 to 49
IU/L. Mean levels of hemoglobin, serum albumin, and
cholinesterase did not change significantly during
the follow-up period. CONCLUSIONS: These results
suggest that restriction of energy, fat, iron, and
protein intakes is safely tolerated, so its long-term
use should be recommended to patients with long-term
infection with hepatitis C virus.

PMID: 15043853 [PubMed - in process]

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Iron is not the cause of hep c.

I thought God said it was ;o)

MB