“ Calcium inhibited the initial mucosal uptake rather than the serosal transfer of heme iron.”
“… cium re duced … e iron by 20%, from 49% to approximately 40% from both meals (P = 0.02), and reduced the total iron absorbed from the low- and high-… 25% [from 0.033 to 0.025 mg (P = 0.06) and from 0.55 to 0.40 mg (P < 0.01), respectively].”