Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation and Fractional Iron Absorption in Obese South African Women

"3 three fish oil capsules providing 2.1 g n-3 PUFA; 1.27 g Docosahexanoic acid (DHA) and 0.86 g Eicosapentanoic acid (EPA) capsules.~The absorption study test meals will consist of white bread with butter and honey, 6mg of labeled iron as ferrous sulfate and 300 g of distilled water. The meal will be given on two days without and with ascorbic acid. The test meals without ascorbic acid will contain 6 mg 57Fe as ferrous sulfate whereas the meals containing ascorbic acid will contain 6 mg 58Fe as ferrous sulfate."