Iron nutrition in the UK: getting the balance right

Fairweather-Tait, Susan J ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1413-5569 (2004) Iron nutrition in the UK: getting the balance right. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 63 (4). pp. 519-528. ISSN 0029-6651

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Abstract

Fe homeostasis is considered in the context of the UK diet, using information on Fe intake and status from the National Diet and Nutrition Surveys. The importance of assessing Fe availability rather than total Fe intake is discussed. Dietary and host-related factors that determine Fe bioavailability (Fe utilised for Hb production) are reviewed using information from single-meal studies. When adaptive responses are taken into consideration, foods associated with higher Fe status include meat (haem-Fe and the 'meat factor') and fruits and fruit juice (vitamin C). Foods that may have a negative impact include dairy products (Ca), high-fibre foods (phytate) and tea and coffee (polyphenols), but the effects are more apparent in groups with marginal Fe deficiency, such as women of childbearing age. Analysis of dietary intake data on a meal-by-meal basis is needed to predict the influence of changing dietary patterns on Fe nutrition in the UK. Current information suggests that in the UK Fe deficiency is a greater problem than Fe overload.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	adaptation, physiological,animals,biological availability,diet,great britain,hemoglobins,humans,intestinal absorption,iron,iron, dietary,nutritional requirements,nutritional status
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Nutrition and Preventive Medicine Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Musculoskeletal Medicine Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Lifespan Health
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	29 Jul 2014 12:44
Last Modified:	19 Oct 2023 01:19
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/49172
DOI:	10.1079/PNS2004394

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