PMID: 16535843Mar 16, 2006Paper

Fractional utilization of reduced iron powder in Chinese child bearing age women with dual stable isotopes

Wei sheng yan jiu = Journal of hygiene research
Guang-liang HanYuan Tian

Abstract

To study the utilization of reduced iron powder in child-bearing-age women with traditional Chinese food. 20 health child-bearing-age women were randomly divided into two groups. With ferrous sulfate as control, the utilization of reduced iron was measured using dual stable isotopes. The fractional utilization of iron in ferrous sulfate was 5.8%, while in reduced iron powder was 2.1%. The rates of absorbed iron incorporated into hemoglobin were 70.1% and 91.3% respectively. The differences were statistic significant. With traditional Chinese food, the utilization of reduced iron in child-bearing-age women was 2.1%, and the rate of absorbed iron incorporated into red blood cells was 91.3%.

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