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Dietary modulations of iron bioavailability in infant weaning foods
Reference
SYS04691
Principal Investigator / Supervisor
Professor Susan Jane Fairweather-Tait
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Institution
Quadram Institute Bioscience
Department
Quadram Institute Bioscience Department
Funding type
Research
Value (£)
108,704
Status
Completed
Type
Research Grant
Start date
01/01/1996
End date
01/04/1999
Duration
39 months
Abstract
Iron absorption from main meals, labelled extrinsically with stable istopes, will be measured in infants by determining haemoglobin incorporation of the isotopes using thermal ionization mass spectroscopy. The effects of key enhancers (ascorbic acid and meat) and inhibitors (high fibre foods (phytate) and tea) on iron bioavailability from the diet will be assessed and hence their importance in modulating dietary iron bioavailability will be clarified.
Summary
unavailable
Committee
Closed Committee - Agri-food (AF)
Research Topics
X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research Priority
X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative
Systems - ROPA (SYS) [1994]
Funding Scheme
X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme
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