It always does! Turns out I rely heavily on those last few days of every month to get my homework done in time 😦 as many of my 11th hour Update and Under 30 timestamps will attest to! And this month (as is the case every other month tbh) I felt the topic was so important that I just couldn’t cut any corners. Yes folks we’re wrapping up our whole Supplement Boom Series applying all that we’ve learned to Iron – and this episode is overflowing with aha moments 🧐
🎤Brand spanking newly discovered uptake mechanisms for more diverse dietary forms
⚡How even endocytosis uptake of the entirely engineered forms – don’t escape regulation
💥The precise pocket that each of the new forms (Pea ferritin, Iron polymaltose, FPP nanoparticles) would be the perfect fit for in terms of your patients and their presentations!
💡The option for daily dosing back, and even combining with iron’s key competitors could be back on the table with certain forms!
Ok that’s the extent of the words I have left right now…February ate all them too!!
New Iron Offerings – Novel or Nonsense?
One of our most popular past episodes explored the relative efficacy of the many iron supplements on the market. Since then, the landscape has changed dramatically. New and novel forms have emerged each claiming to solve long-standing issues with iron interventions. In this second part of our iron investigation, we take the following forms to task: haem, plant ferritins, iron polymaltose & nanoparticles of ferric pyrophosphate. Discussing in detail each of their unique dynamics regarding digestion, absorption and regulation of iron. Ultimately it answers the questions when to use each form and why.
Listen in as we revisit some of our long-held assumptions about what makes a “good” iron form and hold them up against emerging evidence that is reshaping our understanding of digestion, absorption, regulation etc. It’s time to rethink iron — and update old ideas in light of new science.
You can purchase New Iron Offerings – Novel or Nonsense? here. If you are an Update in Under 30 Subscriber, you will this episode waiting for you in your online account. You can become an Update in Under 30 Subscriber to access this episode and the entire library of Update in Under 30 audios and resources here.