Abstract
In recent years, epidemiological studies of the iron status of athletes involved in heavy training have suggested that these athletes may be prone to iron deficiency. Several investigators have observed a high prevalence of iron deficiency among athletes, particularly endurance runners, based on serum ferritin levels, which accurately reflect the size of the body’s iron stores. Furthermore, earlier reports on iron status in athletes frequently noted low haemoglobin values in those involved in heavy endurance training. In addition to iron deficiency anaemia, a condition known as ‘sports anaemia’ has also been described, in which the athlete experiences an increased destruction of erythrocytes and a drop in haemoglobin as a result of an acute stress response to exercise.
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