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What is the most bioavailable source of iron?
What is the most bioavailable source of iron?
- Non-heme iron
- Iron-rich vegetables
- Iron supplements
- Heme iron (correct)
How is heme iron absorbed in the body?
How is heme iron absorbed in the body?
- Through the bloodstream
- Through the lymphatic system
- Through the apical brush border membrane of duodenal enterocytes (correct)
- Through the basolateral membrane
What is the effect of other dietary components on the bioavailability of non-heme iron?
What is the effect of other dietary components on the bioavailability of non-heme iron?
- They have no effect on its bioavailability
- They decrease its bioavailability (correct)
- They increase its bioavailability
- They convert non-heme iron into heme iron
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