Does hydroponic fortified food improve iron and B12 levels
Part of Hormones & metabolism clinical trials.
This study tests whether eating specially grown, vitamin- and mineral-fortified salad greens helps improve nutrient levels—especially iron—in people who follow vegetarian or vegan diets. You may also be asked to use a diet app during the study.
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Who can take part
- You are a woman age 18 or older with regular periods (about 21–40 days between periods).
- You have been vegan or vegetarian (no meat or fish) for at least 1 year.
- You agree to keep your usual diet during the whole study, and you won’t change any routine iron or B12 supplement dose during that time.
- Your blood tests show you are not anaemic, with hemoglobin 120 g/L or higher, and your iron stores are in a specific range (ferritin more than 15 but under 60).
- Your BMI is between 18.5 and 40, and you live within 40 miles of Norwich Research Park.
- You can use a smartphone/internet and are willing to eat the hydroponic salad greens if offered.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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