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Female Athlete Health

Iron Deficiency in Female Runners

Heavy legs, flat workouts, and slow recovery for weeks are worth a conversation — with the family, and then with a physician.

Iron Deficiency in Female Runners
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Menstrual blood loss, foot-strike hemolysis, sweat loss
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Female Runners Stack Losses and Higher Demand at the Same Time
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