The effect of ascorbic acid supplementation on apparent iron absorption was tested in
women with low iron stores. For 10 wk, 25 healthy nonpregnant women, aged 20–45 y with …

The effect of ascorbic acid on iron retention from a diet with predicted low iron bioavailability
(containing minimal meat and ascorbic acid) was investigated in iron-depleted …

Background: Ascorbic acid has a pronounced enhancing effect on the absorption of dietary
nonheme iron when assessed by feeding single meals to fasting subjects. This contrasts …

The level of assimilation of dietary iron is believed to have an important influence on iron
status. To examine the effect of enhancing the availability of dietary iron on iron balance, 17 …

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time (18). Recent studies show a linear relation between the log of total amounts of iron …

The absorption of nonheme iron was measured from 20 lunch and dinner meals, in 187
subjects with varying iron status. The meals comprised both vegetarian meals and meals …

The potential for excessive iron absorption by subjects ingesting ascorbic acid doses above
the recommended dietary allowance (60 mg) was evaluated by examining published …

The effect of ascorbic acid on the absorption of non-heme iron was studied in 299 subjects.
Different meals in which the non-heme iron was labelled with two different radio-iron …

We measured the effect of calcium from food and supplement sources on whole-body
retention of 59Fe in 19 normal postmenopausal women. Each woman received a placebo …

The effect of calcium supplement use on iron stores was examined in a randomized
controlled study in free-living, healthy, premenopausal women. Of 109 women who …