Oral ferrous sulfate supplements increase the free radical-generating capacity of feces from healthy volunteers

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 250-255

  Lund, Elizabeth K ^a   Wharf, S Gabrielle ^b   Fairweather Tait, Susan J ^b   Johnson, Ian T ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Colon cancer; Dietary iron; Feces; Fenton chemistry; Ferrous sulfate; Free radicals; Humans

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; FERROUS SULFATE; FREE RADICAL; IRON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IRON INTAKE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 0032921725     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/69.2.250     Document Type: Article

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