Open AccessCalcium from milk or calcium-fortified foods does not inhibit nonheme-iron absorption from a whole diet consumed over a 4-d period
Author(s) -
Lisbeth Grinder-Pedersen,
Klaus Bukhave,
Mikael Jensen,
Liselotte Højgaard,
Marianne Hansen
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.1093/ajcn/80.2.404
Subject(s) - calcium , food science , fortified food , chemistry , absorption (acoustics) , milk products , fortification , organic chemistry , physics , acoustics
Single-meal studies have indicated that calcium inhibits iron absorption in humans. However, numerous dietary factors influence iron absorption, and the effect of calcium may not be as pronounced when calcium is served as part of a whole diet.
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