Why is taking vitamin C ineffective at enhancing iron absorption from standard iron supplements??

A) ?The iron in the supplement is in a chelated form.
B) ?The iron in the supplement is already in the ferrous form.
C) ?The iron in the supplement binds irreversibly with vitamin C.
D) ?The iron supplement already contains MFP to enhance absorption.


B

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