Dietary therapy for iron deficiency anemia

Update Date: 2023-09-11 Source: Network

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Iron deficiency anemia is a kind of common anemia caused by the lack of iron in the body which affects the synthesis of hemoglobin. Iron deficiency anemia patients is mainly the lack of iron in the body, we should take good care in diet, let's see what diet therapy iron deficiency anemia has.

Dietary therapy for iron deficiency anemia

1. On the basis of adequate calorie intake, patients should eat more foods rich in iron, such as animal viscera (liver, kidney), lean meat (such as beef, lean pork, poultry and fish), animal blood (such as pig blood, duck blood, etc.), green leafy vegetables (such as spinach, rape), black fungus, Lentinus edodes, mushrooms, laver, kelp, soybeans and bean products, etc.

2. Food containing vitamin C. after vitamin C is absorbed by the human body, it can reduce trivalent iron to divalent iron, which is conducive to promoting intestinal absorption of iron in food and improving the utilization rate of iron in liver, which is conducive to the treatment of iron deficiency anemia. Patients should eat more foods rich in vitamin C, such as tomato, cabbage, rape, celery, balsam pear, cauliflower, green pepper, carrot, kiwi fruit, fresh jujube, orange, strawberry, mango, pomegranate, cherry, etc.

3. Food protein containing protein is one of the essential nutrients for human body, which can promote iron absorption and hemoglobin synthesis, so as to improve the symptoms of iron deficiency anemia. Patients should eat more high-quality protein rich foods, such as eggs, duck eggs, milk, goat's milk, lean meat (chicken, beef, pig lean meat, etc.), fish, shrimp, soybeans and bean products.

matters needing attention

Patients with iron deficiency anemia should not drink tea, especially strong tea, because the tannin in tea can prevent the absorption of iron. To correct bad eating habits, such as partial diet, vegetarianism and so on. Appropriate amount of fat intake, about 50 grams per day is appropriate. Fat should not be taken too much, otherwise it will reduce the digestion and absorption function and inhibit the hematopoietic function.