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Why Does Vitamin C Help Absorption Of Iron?
Dietary Factors
Iron found in foods is either in the form of heme iron (attached to hemoglobin molecule) or non-heme iron:
- Heme Iron. Foods containing heme iron are the best sources for increasing or maintaining healthy iron levels. Such foods include (in decreasing order of iron-richness) clams, oysters, organ meats, beef, pork, poultry, and fish.
- Non-Heme Iron. Non-heme iron is less well-absorbed. About 60% of the iron in meat is non-heme (although meat itself helps absorb non-heme iron). Eggs,...
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