Frontiers in Public Health
Preclinical perspectives on common iron fortificants and their bioavailability in rat models: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Background Numerous preclinical studies on improving iron bioavailability to address iron deficiency anemia have been published; however, no preclinical systematic reviews with pairwise meta-analyses have been conducted. Therefore, it is essential to systematically review, summarize, and evaluate the evidence regarding the effects of iron fortificants in animal studies. Methods The initial articles were identified in four scientific databases (PubMed, Web of Science Core Collection, Scopus, and EBSCO) on 10 January …