Reduction in Ferritin Concentrations among Patients Consuming a Dark-Green Leafy Vegetable-Rich, Low Inflammatory Foods Everyday (LIFE) Diet.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ferritin is an iron-containing protein and acute-phase reactant, which may be elevated due to systemic iron overload or inflammation. Various diseases are associated with excess iron, but therapeutic iron chelation is suboptimal. Prior studies suggest that several plant phytochemicals possess iron-chelating properties, indicating that a plant-based diet may benefit patients with iron overload.

Objectives

The aim was to investigate whether patients who consume a nutrient-dense, dark-green leafy vegetable-rich diet, called the Low Inflammatory Foods Everyday (LIFE) diet, experience reductions in ferritin concentrations.

Methods

This was a retrospective study in which patients were intensively counseled to follow the LIFE diet. Compliance was assessed by patie

SUBMITTER: Perzia BM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9233618 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature