American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol 44, 248-256, Copyright © 1986 by The American Society for Clinical Nutrition, Inc

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Food iron and lead absorption in humans

WS Watson, J Morrison, MI Bethel, NM Baldwin, DT Lyon, H Dobson, MR Moore and R Hume

Food iron and lead absorption were measured simultaneously in 28 subjects by extrinsically labeling three consecutive meals with the radioactive tracers, iron 59-sulfate and lead 203-chloride. Absorption was measured directly in all subjects by whole-body counting and indirectly in 15 subjects by assessing subsequent levels of tracer in blood. Iron status of the subjects ranged from iron deficient to replete, thus providing a wide range of iron absorption. Statistically significant positive correlations were obtained between food-iron and lead absorption measured by whole-body counting and also between the tracer levels of iron and lead in the blood. However, the correlation between the absorption of the two elements was not strong, as evidenced by the fact that only 50% of the subjects who hyperabsorbed iron also hyperabsorbed lead.

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