When trying to consume adequate dietary iron, it is helpful to:
a. eat non-heme iron found only in plants because it is absorbed more efficiently.
b. consider adding supplements because they are better absorbed than iron in foods.
c. combine vitamin C-rich foods with non-heme iron sources to increase absorption.
d. avoid combining heme-iron foods with non-heme-iron foods in the same meal.
e. combine vitamin C-rich foods with heme iron sources to increase absorption.
c
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