Dietary guidance to the public stresses foods or food groups as specific sources of minerals such as calcium in dairy products, iron in meats and legumes, and potassium in oranges and bananas. Dietary guidance also identifies foods that are low in some minerals (such as sodium, potassium, calcium, cooper, and iron) for patients with specific disease conditions. However, the levels of minerals a...

In this article we report the results of second season excavations at Kiriath-jearim (Deir el-ʿAzar). The following topics are emphasized: layout and date supposed monumental Iron IIB summit compound; nature IIC settlement; Hellenistic fortification; characteristics Early Roman period activity. An archaeo-historical analysis follows presentation new data, including updates on past interpretatio...

Heme iron has been identified in many plant sources-most commonly in the root nodules of leguminous plants, such as soy. Our objective was to test the effectiveness of soy root nodule (SRN) and purified soy hemoglobin (LHb) in improving iron bioavailability using an in vitro Caco-2 cell model, with ferritin response as the bioavailability index. We assessed bioavailability of iron from LHb (eit...

BACKGROUND Banana is a staple food in many regions with high iron deficiency and may be a potential vehicle for iron fortification. However, iron absorption from bananas is not known. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to evaluate total iron absorption from raw and cooked bananas. DESIGN Thirty women (34.9±6.6 years) from rural Mexico were randomly assigned to one of two groups each ...

The article "Considerations on the food fortification policy in Brazil" (1) published in this issue of the Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia (Journal of Hematology and Hemotherapy) questions whether the mandate to enrich food will or will not worsen the health of individuals that suffer from iron excess-related conditions. Another aspect questioned by this article is whether there...

Ferric pyrophosphate is a widely used material in the area of mineral fortification but its synthesis and properties in colloidal form are largely unknown. In this article, we report on the synthesis and characterisation of colloidal iron(III) pyrophosphate particles with potential for application as a food additive in iron-fortified products. We present a convenient and food grade synthetic me...

OBJECTIVE To describe the prevalence of iron, folate, and B12 deficiencies in Mexican women of reproductive age from the National Health and Nutrition Survey (Ensanut) 2012. MATERIALS AND METHODS Data came from a national probabilistic survey, representative from rural and urban areas, and different age groups. Blood samples were obtained from 4 263, 20 to 49 years old women for serum ferriti...

Iron deficiency is the most common deficiency state in the world, affecting more than 2 billion people globally. Although it is particularly prevalent in less-developed countries, it remains a significant problem in the developed world, even where other forms of malnutrition have already been almost eliminated. Effective management is needed to prevent adverse maternal and pregnancy outcomes, i...

Iron is particularly important in pregnancy and infancy to meet the high demands for hematopoiesis, growth and development. Much attention has been given to conditions of iron deficiency (ID) and iron deficient anemia (IDA) because of the high global prevalence estimated in these vulnerable life stages. Emerging and preliminary evidence demonstrates, however, a U-shaped risk at both low and hig...