Prebiotic Galacto-Oligosaccharides and Fructo-Oligosaccharides, but Not Acacia Gum, Increase Iron Absorption from a Single High-Dose Ferrous Fumarate Supplement in Iron-Depleted Women.
- 2022-04-01
- RCT · n = 30
- The Journal of nutrition 152(4)
- Ambra Giorgetti
- Frederike M D Husmann
- Christophe Zeder
- Isabelle Herter-Aeberli
- Michael B Zimmermann
- PubMed: 35015879
- DOI: 10.1093/jn/nxac003
- High evidence
- Clinical
Acacia gum did not significantly affect FIA from FeFum (P = 0.688).
- Effect
- Neutral
- Effect size
- Small
- Significant
- No
- Dose
- 15 g