"Iron, Dietary" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Iron or iron compounds used in foods or as food. Dietary iron is important in oxygen transport and the synthesis of the iron-porphyrin proteins hemoglobin, myoglobin, cytochromes, and cytochrome oxidase. Insufficient amounts of dietary iron can lead to iron-deficiency anemia.
| Descriptor ID |
D019266
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D01.490.600 D02.691.550.600
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Iron, Dietary" by people in Profiles.
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Iron Absorption from an Intrinsically Labeled Lentil Meal Is Low but Upregulated in Women with Poor Iron Status. J Nutr. 2015 Oct; 145(10):2253-7.
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Differences in relative iron bioavailability in traditional Bangladeshi meal plans. Food Nutr Bull. 2014 Dec; 35(4):431-9.
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Iron supplementation for female athletes: effects on iron status and performance outcomes. Curr Sports Med Rep. 2013 Jul-Aug; 12(4):234-9.
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Changes in the concentrations of biochemical indicators of diet and nutritional status of pregnant women across pregnancy trimesters in Trujillo, Peru, 2004-2005. Nutr J. 2013 Jun 11; 12:80.
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Nutritional management of the breastfeeding dyad. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2013 Feb; 60(1):261-74.
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Transferrin saturation, dietary iron intake, and risk of cancer. Ann Fam Med. 2005 Mar-Apr; 3(2):131-7.