Some people believe in the rumor that meat
can harm the body with its toxic products and focus on eating vegetarian
products, which leads to iron deficiency.
1. Eating much of meat is not good for the body
Some people believe in the rumor that meat
contains harmful matters that can ruin health and focus on having vegetarian
products, which leads to iron deficiency.
Animal
products are not only rich in iron, but also able to be highly absorbed.
In fact, animal products are not only rich
in iron, but also able to be highly absorbed (about 25%). Meanwhile, the iron
in vegetarian products is affected by Phytic Acid and oxalate, which makes it
have low chance of being absorbed (3%). Therefore, avoid eating meat can lead
to anemia resulted from iron deficiency. Daily diets must equally focus on both
vegetable and meat.
2. Egg and milk are good for people having anemia
Milk
and egg yolk can’t meet the body need of iron.
Cow milk is nutritious but has low content
of iron and low chance of absorption (about 10%). For example, children who are
raised with cow milk and have their mothers underestimate providing them with
other foods will have anemia caused by iron deficiency.
Egg yolk is a good source of iron as it has
quite an amount of iron; however, its chance of absorption is only 3%.
Therefore, it’s not suitable to be an iron supplement. Some protein in chicken
eggs will inhibit the iron absorption of the body. For that reason, milk and
egg yolk can’t meet the body need of iron. Nevertheless, animal liver which
both contains lots of iron and has high chance of absorption (over 30%) is very
suitable to be an iron supplement for the body.
3. Fresh vegetables and fruits are useless in providing iron
There’re many people not knowing that
eating much of fresh vegetables and fruits is very good for providing iron for
the body. That’s because in fresh fruits and vegetables, there’re lots of
vitamin C, citric acid and malic acid. Those organic acids can combine to iron
and become compounds which increase iron dilution in the intestine and are good
for iron absorptions.
4. It’s harmless drinking much of coffee and tea
Drinking
too much coffee and tea can lead to anemia resulted in lacking iron.
To women, drinking too much coffee and tea
can lead to anemia resulted in lacking iron. That’s because acidum tannicum in
tea and polyphenol substances in coffee can combine to iron and produce
insoluble salt preventing iron absorption. Therefore, women should drink tea
and coffee with a medium amount, 1-2 cups a day must be enough.
5. The right to stop taking iron pills when anemia is improved
Anemia patients who are directed by doctors
to have iron pills often stop taking the pills when the situation gets better,
which is a big mistake. The doing can bring the anemia back.
The right method is taking the pills
continuously 6-8 weeks after the anemia is improved to have the iron
accumulated in the body.
6. Red sugar is good for blood
The
fact is that red sugar can have impurities resulted from unclean processing.
Traditionally, red sugar is famous for the
good effects on blood; it’s widely used by women who are in period or postnatal
time. However, specialists show that red sugar doesn’t have the magical effects
as it’s believed to have.
Red sugar doesn’t have good effects on
blood, the abilities to stimulate contractions and prevent blood accumulation
happening after deliveries. The fact is that red sugar can have impurities resulted
from unclean processing.
