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1. 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