Prevalence of iron deficiency among university kendo practitioners in Japan: an observational cohort study

• Main Authors: Takahiro Nabeyama (Author), Yosuke Suzuki (Author), Kana Yamamoto (Author), Michiko Sakane (Author), Yoichiro Sasaki (Author), Haruka Shindo (Author), Morihito Takita (Author), Masahiro Kami (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background Iron deficiency is widely recognized as being the cause of anemia in athletes, although iron status in athletes of Kendo, a traditional Japanese martial art based on swordsmanship and practiced as an educational sport, has not been widely investigated. Methods We performed a health assess...