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 …

Vitamin C in humans must be ingested for survival. Vitamin C is an electron donor, and this
property accounts for all its known functions. As an electron donor, vitamin C is a potent …

Proper nutrition is the single most important component of preventative health care. Heart
disease, diabetes, and other ailments are all linked to dietary habits. Accurate nutritional …

Mom's conventional wisdom of eating fruits and vegetables to lead a healthy life has evolved
with scientific, fact-finding research during the past four decades due to advances in science …

ObjectiveWhile iron deficiency is regarded as the major cause of nutritional anaemia,
changes in vitamins A, B12, C and E, folic acid and riboflavin status have also been linked to …

Iron deficiency is a concern in both developing and developed (industrialized) countries;
and young women are particularly vulnerable. This review investigates dietary determinants …

To assess the nutritional relevance of absorption studies that use extrinsically labeled single
meals, we developed a method for measuring nonheme-iron absorption from the diet and …

Epidemiologic studies have found a relation between body iron stores and risk of chronic
disease. Iron-absorption studies from single meals have shown that many dietary factors can …

One of the important components of successful anemia therapy in patients with end-stage
renal disease (ESRD) treated with recombinant human erythropoietin is the maintenance of …

We investigated the effects of fructooligosaccharides (FO) feeding on the absorption of iron (Fe),
calcium (Ca) and magn Page 1 J. Nutr. Sci. Vitaminol., 41, 281-291, 1995 Effects of …