Post Date December, 03 2023
When it comes to women's anemia, many people may consider it a very normal thing. Little did they know that many people believe that they feel exhausted all day due to anemia.
In this situation, women's choice to replenish blood has become an inevitable choice. However, there are too many misconceptions among women in the "anemia incident".
Myth 1: Anemia improvement requires stopping taking iron medication
Anemia patients take iron according to the doctor's instructions, and stop taking iron when they see that the anemia situation improves or stabilizes. This is also a wrong practice. This can result in the recurrence of anemia. The correct method is to take iron to treat iron deficiency anemia, until the anemia stabilizes, and then continue taking iron for 6 to 8 weeks to replenish the stored iron in the body.
Myth 2: Eggs and milk are beneficial for anemia patients
Milk is nutritious, but its iron content is very low, and the human body's absorption rate is only 10%. For example, infants and young children fed with milk can often cause iron deficiency anemia if parents neglect to add complementary foods.
Egg yolk is good for iron supplementation. Although egg yolk has a high iron content, its iron absorption rate is only 3%, which is not a good iron supplement. Some proteins in eggs can inhibit the body's absorption of iron. Therefore, although these two foods that parents often give their children are nutritious, relying on them to supplement iron is not enough. However, animal liver not only has a high iron content but also an absorption rate of over 30%, making it suitable for iron supplementation.
Myth 3: Vegetables and fruits are not beneficial for iron supplementation
Many people do not know that eating more vegetables and fruits is also beneficial for iron supplementation. This is because vegetables and fruits are rich in vitamin C, citric acid, and malic acid, which can form complexes with iron, thereby increasing the solubility of iron in the intestine and facilitating iron absorption.
Myth 4: Eating too much meat is not good for the body
Some women are misled by the general advertising that meat is harmful to their health, focusing only on the health benefits of plant-based foods, resulting in a low intake of animal foods rich in iron. In fact, animal based foods are not only rich in iron, but also have a high absorption rate of up to 25%. The iron element in plant-based foods is interfered by phytates, oxalates, and other substances in the food, resulting in a low absorption rate of about 3%. Therefore, avoiding meat can easily cause iron deficiency anemia. In a daily diet, the intake of vegetables, fruits, and meat should be balanced.
