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Please suggest what food should i take with iron supplements?
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Ascorbic acid: Vit c (ascorbic acid) increases the absorption of hard-to-absorb iron supplements by about 9%. You can use any food or supplement source, like oj or a pill.
Answered 6/10/2017
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