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Lucky iron fish

mazatta 9y ago
You can buy these here: https://luckyironfish.com/collections/all/products/lucky-iron-fish https://luckyironfish.com/collections/all/products/lucky-iro... They might seem a bit pricey for what it is, but they operate on a "buy one, give one" model, so it's a pretty good deal considering that. They make a great gift for anyone in your life who needs more iron in their diet.
- kolpa 9y ago
  If you live in a developed country, you don't need one. There is iron in a wide range of common foods, both naturally-occurring and artificially-enriched. "lucky iron" fish are useful for people living on subsistence diets.
  - fenwick67 9y ago
    * unless you have a chronic iron deficiency
    - riffraff 9y ago
      Iron supplements are probably a better way to fight that, I'd think. Those are also readily available in affluent societies.
  - astrodust 9y ago
    If you live in a developed country you're probably getting way more than your daily dose of aluminum and Teflon which should be zero.
- efm 9y ago
  You can also just buy to donate: https://luckyironfish.com/collections/all/products/give-5-lucky-iron-fish-to-families-in-need https://luckyironfish.com/collections/all/products/give-5-lu...
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- craftyguy 9y ago
  $12.50 for a tiny chunk of iron is still ridiculously expensive. At $25/ea, they could easily do "buy one, give 5 (or more)."
DoreenMichele 9y ago
The really interesting detail here is that making them fish-shaped is a critical marketing strategy. They previously tried giving out iron discs or iron lotus flowers, which had poor adoption rates.
skybrian 9y ago
Sounds great, but the research cited seems to have conflicting results on whether it's effective?
krylon 9y ago
"The subsequent trial found that, compared to the base blood iron rate at the beginning of the trial, individuals using the iron fish had increased levels of blood iron after 12 months, and the rate of anemia decreased by 43%.[5] A randomized control trial in 2017 found that the iron fish did not increase hemoglobin concentrations in a sample group of 340 Cambodian women." These sentences seem to contradict each other. Or does it mean that the concentration of iron in the blood has increased, but that it did not lead to more hemoglobin?
aaron695 9y ago
This does not work! The entire theory does not work! This is a good example of how broken the NGO industry is!!! https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article-abstract/106/2/667/4557630?redirectedFrom=fulltext https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article-abstract/106/2/667/455... Here's a really interesting article How a Tsunami in Japan Endangered Children in Cambodia https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/15/health/tsunami-japan-cambodia-iodine-defiency.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/15/health/tsunami-japan-camb... It has a simple solution (Fix the salt machines) but it's not cool like these fish. Iodine issue has a lot more to it. I could link more, but it's off topic. But it's a simple solution that would save millions of $ and help thousands for the rest of their lives. Q: Why are people paying to improve education in these regions when step one we need to stop permanent retardation of IQ's for cheap. A: Like the fish it's not cool.

You can buy these here: https://luckyironfish.com/collections/all/products/lucky-iron-fish https://luckyironfish.com/collections/all/products/lucky-iro... They might seem a bit pricey for what it is, but they operate on a "buy one, give one" model, so it's a pretty good deal considering that. They make a great gift for anyone in your life who needs more iron in their diet.

kolpa 9y ago
If you live in a developed country, you don't need one. There is iron in a wide range of common foods, both naturally-occurring and artificially-enriched. "lucky iron" fish are useful for people living on subsistence diets.
- fenwick67 9y ago
  * unless you have a chronic iron deficiency
  - riffraff 9y ago
    Iron supplements are probably a better way to fight that, I'd think. Those are also readily available in affluent societies.
- astrodust 9y ago
  If you live in a developed country you're probably getting way more than your daily dose of aluminum and Teflon which should be zero.
efm 9y ago
You can also just buy to donate: https://luckyironfish.com/collections/all/products/give-5-lucky-iron-fish-to-families-in-need https://luckyironfish.com/collections/all/products/give-5-lu...
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craftyguy 9y ago
$12.50 for a tiny chunk of iron is still ridiculously expensive. At $25/ea, they could easily do "buy one, give 5 (or more)."

DoreenMichele 9y ago

The really interesting detail here is that making them fish-shaped is a critical marketing strategy. They previously tried giving out iron discs or iron lotus flowers, which had poor adoption rates.

skybrian 9y ago

Sounds great, but the research cited seems to have conflicting results on whether it's effective?

krylon 9y ago

"The subsequent trial found that, compared to the base blood iron rate at the beginning of the trial, individuals using the iron fish had increased levels of blood iron after 12 months, and the rate of anemia decreased by 43%.[5] A randomized control trial in 2017 found that the iron fish did not increase hemoglobin concentrations in a sample group of 340 Cambodian women." These sentences seem to contradict each other. Or does it mean that the concentration of iron in the blood has increased, but that it did not lead to more hemoglobin?

aaron695 9y ago

This does not work! The entire theory does not work! This is a good example of how broken the NGO industry is!!! https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article-abstract/106/2/667/4557630?redirectedFrom=fulltext https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article-abstract/106/2/667/455... Here's a really interesting article How a Tsunami in Japan Endangered Children in Cambodia https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/15/health/tsunami-japan-cambodia-iodine-defiency.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/15/health/tsunami-japan-camb... It has a simple solution (Fix the salt machines) but it's not cool like these fish. Iodine issue has a lot more to it. I could link more, but it's off topic. But it's a simple solution that would save millions of $ and help thousands for the rest of their lives. Q: Why are people paying to improve education in these regions when step one we need to stop permanent retardation of IQ's for cheap. A: Like the fish it's not cool.