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Iron Bisglycinate

Supports electrolyte balance, enzymatic activity, and metabolic signaling.[2924,3114,4095, etc.]

Superscript reference numbers link to the Sources bibliography.

Moderate Evidence
Metabolic HealthEnergyHeart HealthLongevity
metabolicmitocardio

Composite Rating

2.5/5

Blends evidence depth, community direction, safety friction, and completeness.

Evidence Intensity

38/100

Early depth from human/RCT/meta counts

Community Direction

10

Mixed / Neutral • confidence Minimal

Safety Friction

51/100

Moderate signal from adverse/interaction markers

Data Completeness

100%

Studies 4 • mentions 4 • links 14

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FDA disclaimer: These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Dietary supplements are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Results may vary. Not intended for use by pregnant or nursing women, individuals under 18, or those with known medical conditions without physician consultation.

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Implementation Blueprint

Goal alignment: Metabolic Health, Energy, Heart Health, Longevity.[531,679,903, etc.]

Dose guide: Human-study daily dose: 3 mg-500 mg/day (higher-confidence extraction from PubMed abstracts)..[531,679,903, etc.]

Category: mineral.[531,679,903, etc.]

Category

Mineral

Evidence Tier

MEDIUM

Daily Guide

Human-study daily dose: 3 mg-500 mg/day (higher-confidence extraction from PubMed abstracts).

Dosing Guide

Human-study daily dose: 3 mg-500 mg/day (higher-confidence extraction from PubMed abstracts).[2924,3114,4095, etc.]

Safety and Pitfalls

  • Lower safety signal in literature, but monitor for individual response.[531,679,903, etc.]
  • Legacy caution group: Men without confirmed deficiency[531,679,903, etc.]
  • Legacy caution group: Post-menopausal women without confirmed deficiency[531,679,903, etc.]
  • Legacy caution group: Hemochromatosis[531,679,903, etc.]

At-A-Glance Evidence Architecture[2924,3114,4095, etc.]

Clinical Depth

Humans: 5 • RCTs: 2 • Meta: 0

Cohort / Real-World

Cohort signals: 0

Safety Markers

Adverse signals: 7 • Interactions: 1

Evidence Tracking

Freshness, trend, and study timeline for this item

Evidence Tracking

Status

Updated

Trend

→ Stable evidence base

Depth

9 total studies

Timeline

20182023

Top Signal Metrics[2924,3114,4095, etc.]

Total indexed

9

Safety adverse signals

7

Human studies

5

Randomized trials

2

In vitro / tissue

1

Interaction signals

1

Community Direction Mix[531,679,903, etc.]

Weighted direction score: 10 (Mixed / Neutral)

Benefit2 (50%)
Adverse1 (25%)
No Effect1 (25%)
Mixed0 (0%)

Evidence Quality Summary[2924,3114,4095, etc.]

Medium when human evidence exists but is limited, or when animal evidence volume is substantial.

Total indexed

9

Safety adverse signals

7

Human studies

5

Randomized trials

2

In vitro / tissue

1

Interaction signals

1

Animal-only studies

0

Meta-analyses

0

Study Type Breakdown

Distribution of evidence by study design strength

Randomized TrialsLevel 1b2
Human Studies (other)Level 3-43
All IndexedAll levels9
38

Evidence Strength: Early

Composite of study volume, RCTs, and meta-analyses

Top Human Studies[2924,3114,4095, etc.]

PMID 30280670 • 2018

Iron Bisglycinate Chelate and Polymaltose Iron for the Treatment of Iron Deficiency Anemia: A Pilot Randomized Trial.

Curr Pediatr Rev

Open PubMed

PMID 34171389 • 2021 Dec

Addition of oral iron bisglycinate to intravenous iron sucrose for the treatment of postpartum anemia-randomized controlled trial.

Am J Obstet Gynecol

Open PubMed

PMID 29366419 • 2018

Efficacy of Supplementation with Iron Sulfate Compared to Iron Bisglycinate Chelate in Preterm Infants.

Curr Pediatr Rev

Open PubMed

PMID 37299583 • 2023 Jun 3

Assessment of the Efficacy of a Low-Dose Iron Supplement in Restoring Iron Levels to Normal Range among Healthy Premenopausal Women with Iron Deficiency without Anemia.

Nutrients

Open PubMed

Community Report Frequency[531,679,903, etc.]

Benefit reports: 2

Adverse reports: 1

No-effect reports: 1

Mixed reports: 0

Unclear reports: 0

Signal confidence: 0.00

Top Reported Effects[531,679,903, etc.]

Benefits

  • Treats and prevents iron deficiency anemia: 1
  • Restores energy and reduces fatigue: 1
  • Supports cognitive function: 1
  • Supports immune function: 1
  • Gentle on stomach (bisglycinate form): 1

Adverse

  • Men without confirmed deficiency: 1
  • Post-menopausal women without confirmed deficiency: 1
  • Hemochromatosis: 1

No Effect

  • no noticeable effect: 1

Insufficient empirical signal for a directional adjustment.

Reddit evidence: 0 mentions (confidence 0.00).

Amazon signal: 0 products scanned (confidence 0.00).

GNC signal: 0 products scanned (confidence 0.00) [BLOCKED].

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Use adverse/interactions PubMed signal counts for screening; perform clinician review before high-dose or multi-drug stack use.

Human-study daily dose signal: 3 mg-500 mg/day (confidence HIGH).

Extracted from 5 dosing mentions across 2 PubMed studies (mg/day).

Imported legacy community score: 7.0/10 (heuristic mapping confidence 1.00).

Imported legacy monthly cost signal: ~$10.00.

Legacy community note: Those with deficiency report life-changing energy improvements. Bisglycinate form specifically praised for being gentle. Strong warnings in community against supplementing without testing.

Community Insights[531,679,903, etc.]

Sentiment Score

-0.3/100

Benefit Mentions

No benefit mentions recorded.

Adverse Mentions

No adverse mentions recorded.

Best Responders

No responder profile recorded.

Community Evidence Examples[531,679,903, etc.]

aggregate • benefit

Aggregate community signal: 4 directional mentions (benefit 2, adverse 1, no-effect 1, mixed 0).

Open mention

Retail Signal Examples

amazon

Amazon search for Iron Bisglycinate

Rating: n/a | Reviews: n/a

Open product

Primary Source Links

Evidence Sources

  • https://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/esearch.fcgi?db=pubmed&term=(%22iron%20bisglycinate%22)%20AND%20(supplement*%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20supplementation%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20intake%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20dietary%20supplements%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D)
  • https://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/esearch.fcgi?db=pubmed&term=(%22iron%20bisglycinate%22)%20AND%20humans%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D%20AND%20(supplement*%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20supplementation%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20intake%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20dietary%20supplements%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D)
  • https://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/esearch.fcgi?db=pubmed&term=(%22iron%20bisglycinate%22)%20AND%20animals%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D%20NOT%20humans%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D
  • https://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/esearch.fcgi?db=pubmed&term=(%22iron%20bisglycinate%22)%20AND%20humans%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D%20AND%20(supplement*%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20supplementation%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20intake%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20dietary%20supplements%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D)%20AND%20randomized%20controlled%20trial%5BPublication%20Type%5D
  • https://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/esearch.fcgi?db=pubmed&term=(%22iron%20bisglycinate%22)%20AND%20humans%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D%20AND%20(supplement*%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20supplementation%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20intake%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20dietary%20supplements%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D)%20AND%20meta-analysis%5BPublication%20Type%5D
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30280670/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34171389/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29366419/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37299583/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Iron%20Bisglycinate

Community Sources

  • https://old.reddit.com/search.json?raw_json=1&sort=relevance&t=year&limit=12&q=%22iron%20bisglycinate%22%20(supplement%20OR%20dosage%20OR%20stack%20OR%20side%20effects%20OR%20review)%20(subreddit%3ASupplements%20OR%20subreddit%3ANootropics%20OR%20subreddit%3ABiohackers%20OR%20subreddit%3Alongevity%20OR%20subreddit%3ANutrition%20OR%20subreddit%3AHubermanLab%20OR%20subreddit%3ASleep%20OR%20subreddit%3AFitness%20OR%20subreddit%3Aketoscience%20OR%20subreddit%3AStackAdvice)
  • https://old.reddit.com/search.json?raw_json=1&sort=comments&t=all&limit=16&q=%22iron%20bisglycinate%22%20(supplement%20OR%20capsule%20OR%20powder%20OR%20experience%20OR%20results%20OR%20side%20effects)
  • https://old.reddit.com/search.json?raw_json=1&sort=new&t=all&limit=16&q=iron%20bisglycinate
  • https://www.reddit.com/search/?q=Iron%20Bisglycinate

Scientific Evidence Notes[2924,3114,4095, etc.]

1. PubMed evidence summary: Iron Bisglycinate

PUBMED • Humans + preclinical triage

Counts aggregated from automated literature sweep and tiering rules.

Outcome: Tier MEDIUM; humans 5, RCTs 2, meta-analyses 0.[2924,3114,4095, etc.]

Open source
2. Iron Bisglycinate Chelate and Polymaltose Iron for the Treatment of Iron Deficiency Anemia: A Pilot Randomized Trial.

PUBMED • 2018 • Human evidence curation set

PMID 30280670 from Curr Pediatr Rev.

Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2924,3114,4095, etc.]

Open source
3. Addition of oral iron bisglycinate to intravenous iron sucrose for the treatment of postpartum anemia-randomized controlled trial.

PUBMED • 2021 • Human evidence curation set

PMID 34171389 from Am J Obstet Gynecol.

Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2924,3114,4095, etc.]

Open source
4. Efficacy of Supplementation with Iron Sulfate Compared to Iron Bisglycinate Chelate in Preterm Infants.

PUBMED • 2018 • Human evidence curation set

PMID 29366419 from Curr Pediatr Rev.

Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2924,3114,4095, etc.]

Open source
5. Assessment of the Efficacy of a Low-Dose Iron Supplement in Restoring Iron Levels to Normal Range among Healthy Premenopausal Women with Iron Deficiency without Anemia.

PUBMED • 2023 • Human evidence curation set

PMID 37299583 from Nutrients.

Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2924,3114,4095, etc.]

Open source