iron deficiencY- the most common nutritional deficiency-wHO
HOW can low IRON AFFECT you?
How Much Iron Do You Need—and Why It Can Drop
Low Iron In Your Diet
Vegetarian, vegan, or too much junk food
Increased needs
Infancy, adolescence, athletes, pregnancy, postpartum, lactation
Increased losses
Heavy periods, surgery, or chronic illness like inflammatory bowel disease
Your Body Can’t Absorb It Well
Celiac disease, inflammatory bowel disease, or gastric bypass
Genetic blood conditions
Thalassemia or sickle cell trait
Other conditions
Hookworm, Gastrointestinal bleeding (ulcers, polyps)
how to get most of the iron from food?
Heme iron= best absorbed (15-35%)
Non-heme iron= moderately absorbed (2-10%)
Non-heme iron= moderately absorbed (2-10%)
Heme iron from animal resources are absorbed 2-3 times better than plant based iron
Non-heme iron= moderately absorbed (2-10%)
Non-heme iron= moderately absorbed (2-10%)
Non-heme iron= moderately absorbed (2-10%)
When paired with Vit. C, absorption is increased upto 3 times
Vitamin C boosters
Vitamin C boosters
Vitamin C boosters
Vitamin C helps your body absorb more iron—especially from plant-based foods
Iron inhibitors
Vitamin C boosters
Vitamin C boosters
You may take them 1-2 hrs away from your iron-rich meals