Iron picolinate may be a solution for difficult-to-fortify foods like yogurt containing fruit, says a new study from Nestlé Research and ETH Zurich. Writing in the European Journal of Nutrition, the Switzerland-based scientists report that the bioavailability of iron from iron picolinate was similar to that observed for iron sulfate. “Iron fortification of complementary food can […]
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Vaccines that rob microbes of iron could fight food poisoning, UTIs
You’re probably not aware of it, but when you’re suffering from a bad case of food poisoning or another infection, bacteria are busy stealing iron from you. Many microbes use special chemicals to snatch away the metal, which they need to reproduce. But this need could be their downfall, according to new research. For the […]