Reducing agents increase the bioavailability of nonheme iron by _____.
A)storing iron in the enterocyte until the body needs more iron
B)binding ferrous iron to ferric iron
C)making possible the transport of nonheme iron across intestinal membranes
D)preventing hemochromatosis

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Reducing agents such as vitamin C and citric acid aid in the reduction of ferric iron to ferrous iron, which allows for the transport of nonheme iron across intestinal membranes and increases its bioavailability for absorption. The other options do not directly relate to the effects of reducing agents.

Reducing Agents Increase the Bioavailability of Nonheme Iron by _____