Guest guest Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 At 12:15 AM 3/31/2010, you wrote: I know that eggs inhibit iron absorption, I've been separating my burger and egg meals. But does anyone know how long it is safe to eat burgers after eggs, or eggs after burgers without losing iron potential? I don't know how to look this up. Thank you very much!! http://www.parentingscience.com/iron-absorption.html Although egg protein inhibits the absorption of iron, a few egg yolks might not hurt. In a study of healthy, iron sufficient weanling infants, researchers fed 6-month-old babies egg yolks from eggs enriched with n-3 Fatty acids. Babies ate 4 cooked yolks a week for 6 months. At the end of the treatment, their iron status was similar to that of controls, and the researchers speculated that babies with iron deficiencies might even benefit from the consumption of egg yolks (Makrides et al 2002). The study didn’t describe whether the eggs were eaten alone or in the context of a meal. — Marilyn New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001 Darn Good SCD Cook No Human Children Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund Babette the Foundling Beagle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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