Is it possible to eat a vegetarian diet with anemia?
Yes.
When hemoglobin level is less than 12g/dl it is called as anemia.
Nutritional anemia is caused by deficiency of 1. IRON 2. FOLIC ACID 3. VITAMIN B12.
there are two forms of iron- heam-iron and non heam-iron.
heam- iron is better absorbed than non heam- iron and also promote the better absorption of non heam- iron in the plant sourses.
Sources-
NON HEAM-IRON: liver meat poultry and fish.
Non heam-iron: PLANT sources cereals, greeny leafy vegetables, legumes, nuts, oil seeds, Jaggery, dried fruits.
Foods inhibiting iron absorption milk,egg yolk, tea (tannin).
FOLATE
liver meat,dairy products,eggs,milk.
LEAFY VEGETABLES, CEREALS,FRUITS. *overcooking destroys much of folic acid present in the diet.
Vit B12
NOTfound in vegetables.synthesised by bacteria in colon
Liver kidney meat fish egg milk cheese.
Apart from b12 all others are present in the vegetable diet. So u can prevent anemia by consumption of veggies.
Take a BALANCED DIET?
