The effect of iron and protein supplementations on the haemoglobin level of healthy female students

ABSTRACT

The possible existence of anaemia has been studied in a group of 84 healthy female West Indian students, all resident in the University College of the West Indies. Three blood specimens were taken at two week intervals and the effect of milk and ferrous gluconate supplementations on the haemoglobin level were studied. It is concluded that in this group as a whole there is statistically proven evidence of iron deficiency and very likely also evidence for protein deficiency. The possible explanations of these findings are discussed (AU)