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A Novel in Vivo Model for Assessing the Impact of Geophagic Earth on Iron Status

Description:

The causes and consequences of geophagy, the craving and consumption of earth, remain enigmatic, despite its recognition as a behavior with public health implications. Iron deﬁciency has been proposed as both a cause and consequence of geophagy, but methodological limitations have precluded a decisive investigation into this relationship. Here we...

Keyword:

anaemia, pica, geophagy, and iron absorption

Creator:

Gretchen L. Seim, Sera L. Young, Elad Tako, Raymond P. Glahn, and Cedric Ahn

Owner:

Michelle Anne Guittar

Publisher:

MDPI

Date Uploaded:

03/10/2017

Date Modified:

05/08/2017

Date Created:

2016-06-13

Resource Type:

Article