Effect of Dietary Phytate on Fæcal Absorption of Radioactive Ferric Chloride

IT has been stated that diets with high phosphate, phytate and low calcium content affect iron absorption by precipitating the iron as an insoluble iron phytate or phosphate; and that this might be a factor in the etiology of the widespread and severe iron-deficient anæmias of the tropics 1–6 . It i...

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Published in:Nature (London) 1959-03, Vol.183 (4662), p.691-692
Main Authors: FOY, HENRY, KONDI, ATHENA, AUSTIN, W. H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chlorides
Diet
Ferric Compounds
Humanities and Social Sciences
Humans
Inositol - analogs & derivatives
Intestines - physiology
Iron - metabolism
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multidisciplinary
Old Medline
Phytic Acid
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
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Summary:IT has been stated that diets with high phosphate, phytate and low calcium content affect iron absorption by precipitating the iron as an insoluble iron phytate or phosphate; and that this might be a factor in the etiology of the widespread and severe iron-deficient anæmias of the tropics 1–6 . It is known that bulk has a deleterious effect on iron absorption.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/183691a0