Objective. To provide an overview of nutrients and compounds, which influence human
intestinal iron absorption, thereby making a platform for elaboration of dietary …

Iron is an essential element for human life since it participates in many functions in the
human body, including oxygen transport, immunity, cell division and differentiation, and …

Iron is an essential trace metal in human metabolism. However, imbalances in iron
homeostasis are prevalent worldwide and have detrimental effects on human health …

Remarkable progress has been made in identifying the proteins involved in the absorption
of intestinal nonheme iron and several recent reviews have been published on the subject of …

Dietary iron assimilation is critical for health and essential to prevent iron-deficient states
and related comorbidities, such as anemia. The bioavailability of iron is generally low, while …

Iron is an essential trace element in human nutrition and its deficiency is a world nutritional
problem. Due to the high prevalence of anaemia in developing and industrialized countries …

Iron (Fe) deficiency is considered as the most common nutritional deficiency. Iron deficiency
is usually associated with low Fe intake, blood loss, diseases, poor absorption …

Iron deficiency, a global health problem, impairs reproductive performance, cognitive
development, and work capacity. One proposed strategy to address this problem is the …

Iron has many special functions in the body. More than 65 percent of the body's iron is in the
blood in the form of hemoglobin, which is a protein in red blood cells that transports oxygen …

Iron is an essential micronutrient, as it is required for adequate erythropoietic function,
oxidative metabolism and cellular immune responses. Although the absorption of dietary …