Calcium and iron basically cancel each other out, and according to the doctor, should be eaten 2 hours apart. So why is “iron-fortified cereal” on nearly every list of iron-rich foods?
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As [this](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21795430/) study found out a calcium dose of 800 mg diminished absorption of 5 mg heme iron by 37.7% in nonpregnant women.
A bowl of milk has 300mg of so it shouldn’t dimish a huge amount of iron when consumed with cereal.
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