Iron Absorption and Metabolism

Abstract

The effects of supplements of iron with ascorbic acid and vitamin E on hemoglobin regeneration were studied in milk-fed anemic rats. The rate of hemoglobin regeneration was consistently greater in rats supplemented with iron plus ascorbic acid and vitamin E than with iron alone or with iron plus either of the vitamins. In a long-term study hemoglobin levels were better sustained after the cessation of iron supplements if the iron had been given concomitantly with ascorbic acid and vitamin E than if given alone or with either vitamin separately.