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Primary Research · 2010

Iron bioavailability and dietary reference values

Hurrell R, Egli I · American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2010

Key finding

Reviews enhancers (vitamin C, meat) and inhibitors (phytate, polyphenols, calcium) of non-heme iron absorption, providing the mechanistic basis for pairing iron with vitamin C and separating it from tea/coffee.

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