Iron Status and Associations with Physical Performance in Female New Zealand Army Recruits

Affiliations

Nicola Martin: Army General Staff, New Zealand Defence Force, Wellington 5019, New Zealand
Cathryn Conlon: School of Sport, Exercise and Nutrition, College of Health, Massey University, Auckland 0745, New Zealand
Rebecca Smeele: Royal New Zealand Naval Reserve, New Zealand Defence Force, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand
Owen Mugridge: School of Sport, Exercise and Nutrition, College of Health, Massey University, Auckland 0745, New Zealand
Pamela von Hurst: School of Sport, Exercise and Nutrition, College of Health, Massey University, Auckland 0745, New Zealand
James McClung: Military Nutrition Division, US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, MA 01760, USA
Kathryn Beck: School of Sport, Exercise and Nutrition, College of Health, Massey University, Auckland 0745, New Zealand

Abstract

Background: Decreases in iron status have been reported [...]