Minerals and trace elements are micronutrients that are essential to the human body but
present only in traceable amounts. Nonetheless, they exhibit well-defined biochemical …

Iron overload is a risk factor for diabetes. The link between iron and diabetes was first
recognized in pathologic conditions—hereditary hemochromatosis and thalassemia—but …

Normal human pregnancy is considered a state of enhanced oxidative stress. In pregnancy,
it plays important roles in embryo development, implantation, placental development and …

Iron overload is associated with increased diabetes risk. We therefore investigated the effect
of iron on adiponectin, an insulin-sensitizing adipokine that is decreased in diabetic patients …

Pregnant women are particularly vulnerable to iron deficiency and related adverse
pregnancy outcomes and, as such, are routinely recommended for iron supplementation …

Iron overload can cause insulin deficiency, but in some cases this may be insufficient to
result in diabetes. We hypothesized that the protective effects of decreased iron would be …

Aims/hypothesis The aim of this study was to prospectively and longitudinally investigate
maternal iron status during early to mid-pregnancy, and subsequent risk of gestational …

A successful pregnancy and the birth of a healthy baby depend to a great extent on the
controlled supply of essential nutrients via the placenta. Iron is essential for mitochondrial …

A meta-analysis of the association of iron overload with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM)
may inform the health debate. We performed a meta-analysis investigating the association of …

OBJECTIVE It is important to identify modifiable factors that may lower gestational diabetes
mellitus (GDM) risk. Dietary iron is of particular interest given that iron is a strong prooxidant …