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If i want to take iron supplement, should i take ferrous sulfate or ferrous gluconate?

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Dr. Randy Baker answered

Specializes in Holistic Medicine

Neither: Research shows that iron bis-glycinate is significantly better absorbed than either ferrous sulfate or gluconate. Taking iron with vitamin c enhances absorption. See http://www.Ncbi.Nlm.Nih.Gov/pubmed/11688081.

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Answered 3/19/2019

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