Alginate inhibits iron absorption from ferrous gluconate in a randomized controlled trial and reduces iron uptake into Caco-2 cells

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2014, Pages

  Wawer, Anna A ^a   Harvey, Linda J ^b   Dainty, Jack R ^b   Perez Moral, Natalia ^b   Sharp, Paul ^c   Fairweather Tait, Susan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; CALCIUM; FERRITIN; FERROUS GLUCONATE; FERROUS ION; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEXURONIC ACID; IRON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CACO 2 CELL LINE; CELL METABOLISM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIET RESTRICTION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DIGESTION; FEMALE; FOOD COMPOSITION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; IRON ABSORPTION; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON TRANSPORT; MALE; MEAL; NORMAL HUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ADOLESCENT; AGED; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECTS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ION TRANSPORT; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALGINATES; CACO-2 CELLS; CALCIUM; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FERRITINS; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEXURONIC ACIDS; HUMANS; ION TRANSPORT; IRON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84911499013     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0112144     Document Type: Article

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