Vitamin C and meat protein ________ nonheme iron absorption.

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Vitamin C significantly increases the absorption of nonheme iron, which is the form of iron present in plant-based foods, by reducing it to a form that is more easily absorbed by the body. Meat protein (or specifically a factor in meat, fish, and poultry known as the "meat factor") also enhances nonheme iron absorption, although the mechanism is less clear than that of vitamin C.

Vitamin C and Meat Protein ________ Nonheme Iron Absorption