Assertion: iron | /r/HasProperty | absorbed by the body
Facets:
value: easily
type: MANNER
value: by the cells
type: MANNER
value: than iron from plant sources
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: (Note: Iron from animal sources is more easily absorbed by the body than iron from plant sources.)
text: Even when exposures are high, very little of the iron absorbed into the body is excreted.
text: Iron from animal sources (haem iron) is more easily absorbed by the body, but you can increase absorption of non-haem iron from plant sources by eating them with a source of vitamin C .12
text: Iron from plant sources need extra help when being absorbed by the body.
text: Iron that is found in meat is called heme iron, and is easily absorbed by the body.
text: Iron that is found in meat is called heme iron, and is easily absorbed by the body.
text: Iron from the food you eat is absorbed into the body by the cells that line the gastrointestinal tract; the body only absorbs a small fraction of the iron you ingest.