New Study: Nutritionally Enhanced Rice Reduces Iron Deficiency

December 2005

Iron-Biofortified Rice Improves the Iron Stores of Nonanemic Filipino Women
Jere D. Haas, John L. Beard, Laura E. Murray-Kolb, Angelita M. del Mundo, Angelina Felix, and Glenn B. Gregorio, Journal of Nutrition (135) December 2005, pp. 2823-2830.
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Religious sisters participate in nutrition study.
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An iron-rich variety of rice grown at the International Rice Research Institute in the Philippines.
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