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Change In Serum Iron As A Measure Of Bioavailability Of Dietary Iron, Mary Beth Wright
Change In Serum Iron As A Measure Of Bioavailability Of Dietary Iron, Mary Beth Wright
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
Methods currently used to determine iron bioavailability have disadvantages for both the subjects and researchers involved. One safe and simple method that needs further evaluation, the serum iron absorption method, involves an initial blood drawing, dosages of iron, and blood drawings taken at intervals thereafter. Generally, the rise in serum iron or area under the curve is used to determine iron uptake. Two experiments were conducted using the serum iron absorption method in an effort to improve the utility of this method for the measurement of iron bioavailability. With this effort in mind, an equation adjusting for dose of iron …