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The aim of the present study was to determine the relative effects of type of diet and menstrual Fe loss on Fe status in women. Ninety healthy premenopausal women were recruited according to their habitual diet: red meat, poultry\/fish or lacto-ovo-vegetarian. Intake of Fe was determined by analysing 7 d duplicate diets, and menstrual Fe loss was measured using the alkaline haematin method. A substantial proportion of women (60 % red meat, 40 % lacto-ovo-vegetarian, 20 % poultry\/fish) had low Fe stores (serum ferritin &lt;10 \u03bcg\/l), but the median serum ferritin concentration was significantly lower in the red meat group (6\u00b78 \u03bcg\/l (interquartile range 3\u00b73, 16\u00b725)) than in the poultry\/fish group (17\u00b75 \u03bcg\/l (interquartile range 11\u00b73, 22\u00b74) (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>&lt;0\u00b701). 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