Effects of Lactoferrin-enriched Whey on Iron Status in Females

Inclusion Criteria: * Biological sex: Female * Age ≥18 and ≤30 years; * BMI ≥18 and ≤30 kg/m2; * For the safety of the participant and proper consent of the procedures, subjects * must be able to speak and understand English to participate in this study, * which will be determined at the discretion of study staff; * Actively engaged in exercise/training ≥3 and ≤12 times per week with each session being from ≥30min to ≤3 hours in length of moderate to vigorous activity. activities that meet this criterion may include but are not limited to: hiking, weightlifting, volleyball, basketball, soccer, or others sport or activities' that involves strenuous physical activity Exclusion Criteria: * Use of medications or supplements that are known to affect the study outcome measures (e.g., NSAIDs, corticosteroids, iron containing supplements) or increase the risk of study procedures (e.g., anticoagulants) that cannot be temporarily discontinued for this study. * Allergy to rice and/or whey protein. * Pregnant or lactating. * \>7 meals/week containing red meat and/or shellfish (iron-rich foods). * Hb1Ac \>6.4% * Consuming \>14 alcoholic drinks per week; * Use of cigarettes (or other tobacco products) in last 3 months; * Diagnoses of active malignancy, congestive heart failure, diabetes mellitus or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; * Any inflammatory diseases (e.g., autoimmune diseases, coeliac disease, glomerulonephritis, hepatitis, inflammatory bowel disease, arthritis). * Person…