September 14, 2008

Numbers Game: Consumption Vs. Absorption

Having a cup of tea with a meal decreases the body's absorption of non-heme iron (the only type of iron provided by plant-based foods, dairy products, and eggs) contained in that meal by roughly ___________ percent.

a) 25
b) 39
c) 47
d) 60

Leave your guess in the "comments" section and come back on Thursday for the answer.
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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 15, 2008 at 3:41 PM

    i'm guessing c, 47!

    question - how much will drinking OJ (or anything with vitamin C) counter the tannins' inhibitory effects?

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  2. Andy BellattiSeptember 15, 2008 at 3:42 PM

    Hi Christine,

    Thanks for your guess. I will be discussing Vitamin C's role in iron absorption once I reveal the answer.

    Stay tuned!

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