Editing Vitamin C (section)

=== Iron deficiency ===
One of the causes of [[iron-deficiency anemia]] is reduced absorption of iron. Iron absorption can be enhanced through ingestion of vitamin C alongside iron-containing food or supplements. Vitamin C helps to keep iron in the reduced ferrous state, which is more soluble and more easily absorbed. It also [[chelate]]s iron into a soluble complex.<ref name="pmid28189173">{{cite journal | vauthors = DeLoughery TG | title = Iron Deficiency Anemia | journal = The Medical Clinics of North America | volume = 101 | issue = 2 | pages = 319–332 | date = March 2017 | pmid = 28189173 | doi = 10.1016/j.mcna.2016.09.004 | type = Review }}</ref> It specifically helps the absorption of non-heme iron,<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Heffernan A, Evans C, Holmes M, Moore J |title=The Regulation of Dietary Iron Bioavailability by Vitamin C: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis |journal=Proceedings of the Nutrition Society |date=2017 |volume=76 |issue=OCE4 |doi=10.1017/S0029665117003445}}</ref> which is found in non-meat sources and absorbed via [[DMT1]].<ref name="pmid28189173"/>