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I found this related study interesting: > Ethiopian children fed food from iron pots had lower rates of anaemia and better growth than children whose food was
by TAKEMYMONEY 5y ago
I found this related study interesting:
> Ethiopian children fed food from iron pots had lower rates of anaemia and better growth than children whose food was cooked in aluminium pots [1]
And to your point about Chromium, the type of iron leached by cast iron may not contribute to cardiovascular disease (the same way as heme iron) [2]
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10073514/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10073514/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25439662/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25439662/
- aeternum 5y agoI cannot access the full-text of the second article, but is it really thought that heme iron is the component of red meat that contributes/causes cardiovascular disease? Did the authors somehow adjust for the fact that a high heme iron intake generally implies a diet high in red meat?