Recommended dietary intakes (RDI) of iron in humans
- 1 April 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
- Vol. 45 (4) , 679-686
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/45.4.679
Abstract
Evidence is presented that requirements for dietary iron must take into account increasing percentage absorbability of iron from plant foods as quantity of iron in such foods decreases and, also, toxicity of iron. Recommendations appropriate to this evidence are presented.Keywords
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