Article: Vitamin A and beta-carotene can improve nonheme iron absorption from rice, wheat and corn by humans

Vitamin A and Beta-Carotene Can Improve Nonheme Iron Absorption from Rice, Wheat and Corn by Humans1,2

Maria Nieves Garcia-Casal,* Miguel Layrisse,*^^3 Liseti Solano,^ Maria Adela Baron,^ Franklin Arguello,^ Daisy Llovera,^ Jose Ramirez,* Irene Leets* and Eleonora Tropper*

*Centro de Medicina Experimental, Laboratorio de Fisiopatologia, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientificas (IVIC), Caracas 1020A, Venezuela; ^Unidad de Investigaciones en Nutricion, Universidad de Carabobo, Valencia, Venezuela; and Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela

ABSTRACT After the rapid decrease in the prevalence of iron deficiency and iron-deficiency anemia in the Venezuelan population ...

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