Iron Absorption From The Whole Diet: Comparison Of The Effect Of Two Different Distributions Of Daily Calcium Intake
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Iron Absorption from the Whole Diet: Comparison of the Effect of Two Different
Distributions of Daily Calcium Intake
Hypothesis - If a woman distributes her daily intake of calcium by having less
of it in her lunch and dinner meals and more in her breakfast and evening meals,
then this would reduce ....
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.... as 50-60%(Hallberg et al. p.118). Other
studies examine the affect of iron bioavailability on menstruating, pre-
menopausal, and post-menopausal women(Rossander-Hulten et al and Gleerup et al).
One of the fears of an increased amount of calcium intake is the increased
possibility of anemia in women who are already susceptible to this condition.
The iron inhibition by calcium is a classical example of how the correction of
one nutritional problem can be the cause of another.
The physiological ....
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