The nurse prepares dietary teaching for a client with iron deficiency anemia. Which direction should the nurse provide the client about the prescribed iron-rich meal tea?

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One cup of tea can reduce iron absorption by 50-60% when consumed within one hour of an iron source. Tea will not cause increased urinary loss of iron. An alkaline gastric environment will reduce iron absorbability because the iron is not converted to the more readily absorbed form that requires an acidic environment.

The Nurse Prepares Dietary Teaching for a Client with Iron