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Diet in anemia
Iron from the products of plant origin are much less well absorbed than from products of animal origin, hence the strict vegetarian diet promotes iron shortfall. Why is this happening? The products of animal origin is a divalent iron, and plant products that iron is trivalent.
Because of the iron content of foods can be broadly divided into:
- products with a low iron content such as milk, potatoes, fruit,
- products with an average iron content such as poultry, meat, cereal, vegetables,
- products with a high iron content such as offal, legumes.
Eat more lean meat, liver, lean cold meat species. This is a good source of iron przyswajanego by the body. In each meal should include vegetables and fruits with high content of vitamin C. It significantly increases the absorption of iron (up 2 - 3 times). Rich in vitamin C are red peppers, parsley, broccoli, tomatoes, strawberries, black currant and citrus.
It is necessary to limit drinking coffee and tea during meals. They contain compounds which inhibit the absorption of iron from the gastrointestinal tract. You can drink it in the time between meals.
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