Fibre is assuming an increasingly important role in the UK diet, and therefore it is essential that we understand how it may affect nutritional status. Currently there is concern…
Abstract
Fibre is assuming an increasingly important role in the UK diet, and therefore it is essential that we understand how it may affect nutritional status. Currently there is concern about the effect of fibre on mineral metabolism, since it has been shown to reduce the absorption of some minerals, such as iron and zinc, from the diet.
Susan J. Fairweather‐Tait, Ian T. Johnson, S. Gabrielle Wharf and Elizabeth K. Lund
Discusses the problems associated with an inadequate dietary supply of iron in relation to the prevention of anaemia. Describes results of recent work examining the free radical…
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Discusses the problems associated with an inadequate dietary supply of iron in relation to the prevention of anaemia. Describes results of recent work examining the free radical generation hypothesis to explain epidemiological observations that high iron intakes are associated with an increased risk of colorectal cancer. Further work is needed to derive the upper limits of dietary reference values. Attention is drawn to the difficulties in setting dietary reference values in the absence of information on bioavailability of whole diets.
Iron deficiency anaemia is a relatively common problem, even in the well‐fed countries of the western world. It is not only due to a low dietary intake of iron; even when the food…
Abstract
Iron deficiency anaemia is a relatively common problem, even in the well‐fed countries of the western world. It is not only due to a low dietary intake of iron; even when the food appears to provide an adequate amount, absorption may be hampered by other dietary components.
In view of the latest research in the international field of nutrition, there is considerable debate about the need to revise daily recommended allowances of energy and nutrients