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Article: Vitamin A and beta-carotene can improve nonheme iron absorption from rice, wheat and corn by humans
- Article from:
- The Journal of Nutrition
- Article date:
- March 1, 1998
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CopyrightCopyright American Institute of Nutrition Mar 1998. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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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 ...