How the Lucky Iron Fish Can Increase Iron Absorption with Founder & CEO Gavin Armstrong, PhD

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Episode Description

The Lucky Iron Fish is a unique kitchen tool, a piece of iron carved in the shape of a fish that you cook with for 10 minutes to release a significant amount of iron. This product is safe for babies aged 7 months+ to use and in this episode I’m interviewing the founder and CEO of Lucky Iron Fish Gavin Armstrong, PhD to learn more!

If you’ve ever worried about your baby getting enough iron, or if babies who do baby-led weaning can meet their iron needs, you’re going to love what Gavin has to say. The Lucky Iron Fish is easy to use, it’s proven safe and effective and this company and product are working to reverse the devastating effects and global impact of iron deficiency.

About the Guest

• Gavin Armstrong is the founder and president of Lucky Iron Fish Enterprise– Canadian social enterprise.
• First Canadian to receive the William J Clinton Award for international work against hunger
• Bachelor of Commerce and PhD in Biomedical Science from the University of Guelph 

Links from this Episode

• Learn more about Founder & CEO Gavin Armstrong on his Webpage and Linkedin here
• Additional information about the clinical research related to the Lucky Iron Fish is here

• Follow Lucky Iron Fish on IG, Twitter
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Resources & Research

• Armstrong, G. R., Dewey, C. E., & Summerlee, A. J. (2017). Iron release from the Lucky Iron Fish:safety considerations. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 26(1), 148–155.https://doi.org/10.6133/apjcn.102015.14
• Charles, C. V., Dewey, C. E., Daniell, W. E., & Summerlee, A. J. S. (2011). Iron-deficiency anemia in rural Cambodia: community trial of a novel iron supplementation technique. European Journal of Public Health, 21(1), 43–48. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckp237
• Charles C.V., Dewey C.E., Hall A, Hak C, Channary S, et al. (2015) A Randomized Control Trial Using a Fish-Shaped Iron Ingot for the Amelioration of Iron Deficiency Anemia in Rural Cambodian Women. Trop Med Surg 3: 195. doi:10.4172/2329-9088.1000195 https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/A-Randomized-Control-Trial-Using-a-Fish-Shaped-Iron-Charles-Dewey/d1ed2db799228f6db330e0b56c413ea99a63b873
• Christopher, C.V., Alastair J. S., S., & Cate E., D. (2011). Iron content of Cambodian foods when prepared in cooking pots containing an iron ingot. Tropical Medicine & International Health, 16(12), 1518–1524. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3156.2011.02878.x
• Gavin R Armstrong and Alastair JS Summerlee (2014) The Etiology, Treatment and Effective Prevention of Iron Deficiency and Iron Deficiency Anemia in Women and Young Children Worldwide: A Review. J Women’s Health Care 4: 213. doi: 10.4172/2167-0420.1000213 https://www.longdom.org/open-access/the-etiology-treatment-and-effective-prevention-of-iron-deficiency-and-iron-deficiency-anemia-in-women-2167-0420.1000213.pdf
• NCHADS - Ministry of Health of Cambodia, & University of Guelph. (n.d.). Lucky Iron Fish Home Fortification of Iron. https://ichgcp.net/clinical-trials-registry/NCT02341586
• Rappaport, A. I., Whitfield, K. C., Chapman, G. E., Yada, R. Y., Kheang, K. M., Louise, J., Summerlee, A.J., Armstrong, G. R., & Green, T. J. (2017). Randomized controlled trial assessing the efficacy of a reusable fish-shaped iron ingot to increase hemoglobin concentration in anemic, rural Cambodian women. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 106(2), 667–674. https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.117.152785
• Rodriguez-Ramiro, I., Perfecto, A., & Fairweather-Tait, S. J. (2017). Dietary Factors Modulate Iron Uptake in Caco-2 Cells from an Iron Ingot Used as a Home Fortificant to Prevent Iron Deficiency. Nutrients, 9(9), 1005.https://doi.org/10.3390/nu9091005