Moderate iron deficiency affects cognitive performance

Ever heard of "Hemochromatosis" in men?

No man should take iron unless the levels are tested first.
Otherwise ... Bring back bloodletting! <or leeches>

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is/index.htm

If the disease is not detected early and treated, iron may
accumulate in body tissues and may eventually lead to
serious problems such as

a.. arthritis

b.. liver disease, including an enlarged liver, cirrhosis,
cancer, and liver failure

c.. damage to the pancreas, possibly causing diabetes
d.. heart abnormalities, such as irregular heart rhythms
or congestive heart failure

e.. impotence

f.. early menopause

g.. abnormal pigmentation of the skin, making it look
gray or bronze

h.. thyroid deficiency

i.. damage to the adrenal gland

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When iron is supplemented the cognitive performance
inproves:

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Tom, is that you? As the research was with those who were
measured for iron stores and found low, you concern is ill
founded. One can, and I did, post the equally long list of
problems that go with low iron. The page to which you direct
us is for those whave a genetic disease which causes iron to
be stored in abnormally high levels. Leaches are back, used
to remove excess blood in reattached limbs etc. where full
blood flow is not yet reestablished.

Quoted message said:

No man should take iron unless the levels are tested first.
Otherwise ... Bring back bloodletting! <or leeches>

digestive.niddk.nih.govhemochromatoOpen ↗
sis/index.htm

If the disease is not detected early and treated, iron may
accumulate in body tissues and may eventually lead to
serious problems such as

a.. arthritis

b.. liver disease, including an enlarged liver,
cirrhosis, cancer, and liver failure

c.. damage to the pancreas, possibly causing diabetes
d.. heart abnormalities, such as irregular heart rhythms
or congestive heart failure

e.. impotence

f.. early menopause

g.. abnormal pigmentation of the skin, making it look
gray or bronze

h.. thyroid deficiency

i.. damage to the adrenal gland

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Quoted message said:

When iron is supplemented the cognitive performance
inproves:

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No, I'm not Tom. I'm a cautious researcher.

Note that the research tested for low iron levels first.
People need to be cautioned to do this.

Hemochromotosis (call it iron overload if you wish) is not
necessarily a genetic disease. Males are much more
susceptible to this problem, since they don't have the
natural blood replacement experienced in females. If you
give blood every other week, then it isn't a problem.

It just doesn't make sense to arbitrarily take iron without
knowing the condition of the individual first. Reading your
posts, I get the impression that you are trying to sell us
on iron supplementation. Yes, an individual with low iron
should use supplementation. But you will only know that by
testing first.

GT

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Quoted message said:

Tom, is that you? As the research was with those who were
measured

for

Quoted message said:

iron stores and found low, you concern is ill founded. One
can, and I did, post the equally long list of problems
that go with low

iron.

Quoted message said:

The page to which you direct us is for those whave a
genetic disease

which

Quoted message said:

causes iron to be stored in abnormally high levels.
Leaches are

back,

Quoted message said:

used to remove excess blood in reattached limbs etc.
where full

blood flow

Quoted message said:

is not yet reestablished.

Quoted message said:

No man should take iron unless the levels are
tested first.

Otherwise

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

... Bring back bloodletting! <or leeches>

digestive.niddk.nih.govhemochromatoOpen ↗
sis/index.h

tm

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

If the disease is not detected early and treated,
iron may

accumulate

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

in body tissues and may eventually lead to serious
problems such as

a.. arthritis

b.. liver disease, including an enlarged liver,
cirrhosis,

cancer,

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

and liver failure

c.. damage to the pancreas, possibly causing diabetes
d.. heart abnormalities, such as irregular heart
rhythms or congestive heart failure

e.. impotence

f.. early menopause

g.. abnormal pigmentation of the skin, making it look
gray or

bronze

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

h.. thyroid deficiency

i.. damage to the adrenal gland

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Quoted message said:

When iron is supplemented the cognitive performance
inproves:

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mid040404.php

I have done a bit of reading on the disorder and have never
seen it described other then a genetic disorder. I don't
advocate iron supplements unless a medical sort has found by
test there is some reason to do so, which can as easily be
made up by eating liver etc. just as readily. I don't agree
that there is so much iron overload as to make a practice,
again without the guidence of a medical sort, as a routine
thing one does when the spirit moves; by bloodletting. Is
that you Tom? I did a mini tutural on iron status, it's
disorders, symptoms of same, causes of same, and treatment
of same a couple of weeks ago. It covered the entire range
of info on the topic from anemic to overload. If you ain't
Tom, in which case you know full well why the original was
posted, most often I post iron related info as a counter
balance to one who does so compulsivly in support of a home
grown theory about iron and disease and diet and other bits
and pieces of an interesting but otherwise toss away notion.

Quoted message said:

Hemochromotosis (call it iron overload if you wish) is not
necessarily a genetic disease. Males are much more
susceptible to this problem, since they don't have the
natural blood replacement experienced in females. If you
give blood every other week, then it isn't a problem.

It just doesn't make sense to arbitrarily take iron without
knowing the condition of the individual first. Reading your
posts, I get the impression that you are trying to sell us
on iron supplementation. Yes, an individual with low iron
should use supplementation. But you will only know that by
testing first.

GT

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Quoted message said:

Tom, is that you? As the research was with those who were
measured

for

Quoted message said:

iron stores and found low, you concern is ill founded.
One can, and I did, post the equally long list of
problems that go with low

iron.

Quoted message said:

The page to which you direct us is for those whave a
genetic disease

which

Quoted message said:

causes iron to be stored in abnormally high levels.
Leaches are

back,

Quoted message said:

used to remove excess blood in reattached limbs etc.
where full

blood flow

Quoted message said:

is not yet reestablished.

Quoted message said:

No man should take iron unless the levels are tested
first.

Otherwise

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

... Bring back bloodletting! <or leeches>

digestive.niddk.nih.govhemochromatOpen ↗
osis/index.h

tm

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

If the disease is not detected early and treated,
iron may

accumulate

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

in body tissues and may eventually lead to serious
problems such as

a.. arthritis

b.. liver disease, including an enlarged liver,
cirrhosis,

cancer,

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

and liver failure

c.. damage to the pancreas, possibly causing diabetes
d.. heart abnormalities, such as irregular heart
rhythms or congestive heart failure

e.. impotence

f.. early menopause

g.. abnormal pigmentation of the skin, making it look
gray or

bronze

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

h.. thyroid deficiency

i.. damage to the adrenal gland

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> When iron is supplemented the cognitive performance
> inproves:
>
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> mid040404.php

Whatever...

Do your thing.

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I have done a bit of reading on the disorder and have
never seen it described other then a genetic disorder. I
don't advocate iron supplements unless a medical sort has
found by test there is some

reason

Quoted message said:

to do so, which can as easily be made up by eating liver
etc. just

as

Quoted message said:

readily. I don't agree that there is so much iron
overload as to

make a

Quoted message said:

practice, again without the guidence of a medical sort, as
a routine

thing

Quoted message said:

one does when the spirit moves; by bloodletting. Is that
you Tom?

I did

Quoted message said:

a mini tutural on iron status, it's disorders, symptoms
of same,

causes of

Quoted message said:

same, and treatment of same a couple of weeks ago. It
covered the

entire

Quoted message said:

range of info on the topic from anemic to overload. If
you ain't

Tom, in

Quoted message said:

which case you know full well why the original was
posted, most

often I

Quoted message said:

post iron related info as a counter balance to one
who does so

compulsivly

Quoted message said:

in support of a home grown theory about iron and disease
and diet

and

Quoted message said:

other bits and pieces of an interesting but otherwise
toss away

notion.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Hemochromotosis (call it iron overload if you wish) is
not

necessarily

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

a genetic disease. Males are much more susceptible
to this

problem,

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

since they don't have the natural blood replacement
experienced in females. If you give blood every other
week, then it isn't a

problem.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

It just doesn't make sense to arbitrarily take iron
without knowing the condition of the individual first.
Reading your posts, I get

the

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

impression that you are trying to sell us on iron
supplementation. Yes, an individual with low iron should
use supplementation. But

you

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

will only know that by testing first.

GT

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Quoted message said:

Tom, is that you? As the research was with those
who were

measured

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

for

Quoted message said:

iron stores and found low, you concern is ill founded.
One can, and I did, post the equally long list of
problems that go with

low

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

iron.

Quoted message said:

The page to which you direct us is for those whave a
genetic

disease

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

which

Quoted message said:

causes iron to be stored in abnormally high levels.
Leaches are

back,

Quoted message said:

used to remove excess blood in reattached limbs etc.
where full

blood flow

Quoted message said:

is not yet reestablished.

>No man should take iron unless the levels are tested
>first.

Otherwise

Quoted message said:

>... Bring back bloodletting! <or leeches>
>

Quoted message said:

digestive.niddk.nih.govhemochromatOpen ↗
osis/index.

h

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tm

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>
>If the disease is not detected early and treated,
>iron may

accumulate

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>in body tissues and may eventually lead to serious
>problems such

as

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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

>
> a.. arthritis
>
>
> b.. liver disease, including an enlarged liver,
> cirrhosis,

cancer,

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>and liver failure
>
>
> c.. damage to the pancreas, possibly causing
> diabetes
> d.. heart abnormalities, such as irregular heart
> rhythms or congestive heart failure
>
>
> e.. impotence
>
>
> f.. early menopause
>
>
> g.. abnormal pigmentation of the skin, making it
> look gray or

bronze

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>
>
> h.. thyroid deficiency
>
>
> i.. damage to the adrenal gland
>
>
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>> When iron is supplemented the cognitive performance
>> inproves:
>>
>>

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