From: Damien Broderick (thespike@earthlink.net)
Date: Thu Jan 16 2003 - 11:54:45 MST
Robert J. Bradbury:
> Women lose
> iron every month -- men (at least in non hazardous environments)
> do not. So a robust genetic program should regulate iron absorption
> and retention under the influence of sex hormones (e.g. estrogen
> or testosterone). To my knowledge that has never been demonstrated.
> Though I've never seen any evidence to support it -- periodic
> iron loss might be one of the reasons women live, on average,
> longer than men.
Bring back the leeches!
Damien Broderick
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