Ferritin / Albumin Ratio (FAR)
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What it isA composite ratio combining iron-stores/inflammation (ferritin) and synthetic/nutritional state (albumin).
DoesCaptures the catabolic phenotype of chronic disease.
GoodA low ratio signals balanced iron, low inflammation, and good nutrition.
BadA high ratio predicts mortality in cancer, chronic kidney disease, and heart failure.
How to optimize
- Lifestyle
- Resistance training; address inflammation drivers.
- Diet
- Mediterranean pattern; adequate protein.
- Supplements
- Omega-3 EPA+DHA (2–4g/day); whey protein if low albumin.
- Peptides
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- Drugs
- Treat underlying cause.
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