Assertion: iron | /r/HasProperty | absorbed
Facets:
value: more easily
type: MANNER
value: less efficiently
type: MANNER
value: very well
type: DEGREE
value: more readily
type: MANNER
value: as completely
type: MANNER
value: each day
type: TEMPORAL
value: than that from animal sources
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: While the body typically maximizes iron absorption during pregnancy, insufficient iron intake or other factors affecting the way iron is absorbed can lead to iron deficiency.
text: Iron from different foods is absorbed and processed differently by the body; for instance, iron in meat (heme-iron source) is more easily absorbed than iron in grains and vegetables
text: Because iron from plant sources is less easily absorbed than the heme-bound iron of animal sources, vegetarians and vegans should have a somewhat higher total daily iron intake than those who eat meat, fish or poultry.
text: Iron from non-heme sources is more readily absorbed if consumed with foods that contain either heme-bound iron or vitamin C.
text: The genetic disorder called hemochromatosis affects the body's ability to control how much iron is absorbed.
text: Once iron is absorbed it is carried (transported) by a protein called transferrin.
text: Vegetarian diet with inadequate sources of iron: Because iron from plants (nonheme iron) is less efficiently absorbed than that from animal sources (see Sources)
text: Foods with non-heme iron are still an important part of a nutritious, well-balanced diet, but the iron contained in these foods won’t be absorbed as completely.
text: To ensure your iron is being absorbed
text: Iron also seems to be more easily absorbed from cooked rather than raw vegetables.
text: Iron also seems to be more easily absorbed from cooked rather than raw vegetables.
text: The lower the iron stores are, the more efficiently iron will be absorbed.
text: Iron storage and ferritin levels increase when more iron is absorbed than the body needs.
text: So, for a 45lb dog, eating 2.5 lbs of Sluggo will be lethal half the time, again if all the iron is absorbed.
text: The iron in breastmilk is very well absorbed.
text: Iron in breast milk is more readily absorbed.
text: Fortunately, many vegetables, such as broccoli and bok choy, which are high in iron, are also high in vitamin C so that the iron in these foods is very well absorbed.
text: The average adult human contains about 0.005% body weight of iron, or about four grams, of which three quarters is in hemoglobin – a level that remains constant despite only about one milligram of iron being absorbed each day, because the human body recycles its hemoglobin for the iron content.