Iron deficiency and the developing world
The dietary intake of iron in underdeveloped countries is based mainly on non-hem iron which is absorbed to a lesser degree that hem iron and is subjected to many interferences from inhibitors generally present in the diets, such as phenols, phytates, fibers, etc. Food fortification with iron is con...
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Sociedad Latinoamericana de Nutrición
2001-03-01
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| Series: | Archivos Latinoamericanos de Nutrición |
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| Online Access: | http://wwww.scielo.org.ve/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-06222001000500002 |