"Female Athletes and Anemia" Seminar Held in Cooperation with Taisho Pharmaceutical 50 Female Club Players Participate

A seminar titled "Female Athletes and Anemia" was held on June 6 at Chiba Togane Campus in cooperation with Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. to learn how to deal with anemia, which many female athletes in their teens and twenties have symptoms of. Taisho Pharmaceutical introduced Ms. Fumiko Takahashi, a registered dietitian belonging to Aim Service Co., Ltd. (Minato-ku, Tokyo), which develops a nutritional support business for athletes, and is also a certified sports nutritionist of the Japan Sports Nutrition Association. , Women's Kendo Club, Women's Softball Club, their manager and coach, and female students from Department of Physical Therapy of Faculty of Social Work Studies who aim to become qualified to support athletes.

Dr. Takahashi taught me how to prevent iron deficiency anemia, which is the most common type of anemia. “It is important not only to eat iron-rich foods, but also to actively consume foods rich in vitamin C, which helps iron absorption,” he said, asking the students which foods fall into this category. In addition, although the use of iron supplements is effective, excessive intake of iron may reduce the absorption effect. In particular, avoid taking supplements with a high iron content."

Furthermore, Dr. Takahashi explained that when the impact on the sole of the foot is sustained during a marathon, red blood cells are destroyed and symptoms of "hemolytic anemia" occur. He also touched on the need for athletes to pay attention to "dilutive anemia" and explained that "loss of iron and minerals due to sweating and energy shortages due to calorie restriction can also cause anemia." did. Finally, he said, ``Eating is a means, and the purpose is to make your body replenish iron and protein, and to absorb and digest them.'' emphasized.

The students prepared well for the seminar, such as sending questions to Professor Takahashi in advance, and listened intently while taking notes. Following the lecture, Ms. Arisa Yoneya from the Taisho Pharmaceutical Brand Management Division 1 introduced the Taisho Pharmaceutical product Alfeneo, which contains a day's worth of iron (nutritive labeling standard values) in one bottle. You have provided the product. Finally, Yukitami Ito, General Manager of Media Promotion Department, Marketing Division of Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. said, "I would like to cooperate with this seminar to convey even a little useful knowledge about poor health and anemia caused by malnutrition, which I think everyone is most worried about. I would like to continue to support you in some way,” he said.

Professor Fumiko Takahashi (right) asking a question to a student

Professor Takahashi politely answers the students' questions in advance

Arisa Kometani introducing Taisho Pharmaceutical products containing iron