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IT has been stated that diets with high phosphate, phytate and low calcium content affect iron absorption by precipitating the iron as an insoluble iron phytate or phosphate; and that this might be a factor in the etiology of the widespread and severe iron-deficient anæmias of the tropics1–6. It is known that bulk has a deleterious effect on iron absorption.
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FOY, H., KONDI, A. & AUSTIN, W. Effect of Dietary Phytate on Fæcal Absorption of Radioactive Ferric Chloride. Nature 183, 691–692 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/183691a0
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