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Professor of Surgery UWA interested in clinical trials, collaboration and challenging opinon: Triathlete and wine enthusiast. Views (often strong) my own
Mar 7, 2021 8 tweets 8 min read
#IWD2021 #IWD #Irondeficiency is a disease that effects 1in7 'healthy women TODAY and more than half of women in their lifespan. Average duration of symptoms = 8 years (2-13) some posts on the disease in women (1/8) #IWD2021 #IWD #Irondeficiency is just as common in top athletes and can effect physical performance. Correcting iron deficiency can result in a 5% increase in VO2max - the equivalent to 3 months of high intensity gym work! (2/8)