Which vitamin facilitates the absorption of iron by the epithelial cells of the duodenum and jejunum? A)B₆ B)C C)E D)B₁₂

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Vitamin C reduces ferric iron to ferrous iron, which is the form more easily absorbed by the epithelial cells of the duodenum and jejunum. Vitamin B₆ is important to many functions including synthesis of neurotransmitters. Vitamin E is an antioxidant. Atrophic gastritis and failure to absorb vitamin B₁₂ result in pernicious anemia.

Which Vitamin Facilitates the Absorption of Iron by the Epithelial