Diet And Nutrition For Anemia - Food List

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Diet for anemia

Anemia is a common disorder that is found in every 7 resident of Russia. At the same time, many people do not even suspect that the level of hemoglobin and erythrocytes in their blood is reduced. Anemia often manifests itself with symptoms such as increased fatigue and fatigue. A modern person who lives in an active rhythm writes off his condition on the abundance of problems that he has to solve at home and at work.

In fact, distinguishing the symptoms of anemia from commonplace fatigue is not always easy. Moreover, anemia is often a background condition of a particular pathology.

With anemia in the blood, the level of erythrocytes and hemoglobin decreases, hypoxia of organs and tissues develops. A common cause of all these troubles is malnutrition, when a person abuses fast food, depriving his menu of fresh and healthy products.

Content:

• What is anemia and why does a person need hemoglobin?
• Why does anemia develop and how does it manifest?
• What foods should you eat for anemia?
• Medical recommendations
• Anemia and diabetes mellitus
• Nutrition for anemia: recipes
• What can not be eaten with anemia?
• What can not be eaten with anemia?
• Weekly menu for people with anemia

What is anemia and why does a person need hemoglobin?

There are several types of anemia:

• Deficiency anemia, which is characterized by a lack of vitamins and nutrients in the body. Moreover, most often a person suffers from iron deficiency. The process of hematopoiesis is disrupted, anemia develops.
• Hemolytic anemia, characterized by the death of red blood cells. The reasons for starting this pathological process can be very diverse, ranging from poisoning with toxic substances and ending with genetic mutations.
• Sickle cell anemia, which develops due to mutation of red blood cells. As a result, their shape changes, erythrocytes become unable to perform their functions. This anemia is inherited.
• Aplastic and hypoplastic anemia. These are severe pathologies that develop due to bone marrow failure.
• Acute or chronic post-hemorrhagic anemia. This anemia develops against the background of bleeding.

It is iron deficiency anemia that occurs in medical practice more often than other pathological conditions. To determine this disorder, a CBC will be required.

Hemoglobin is a protein that contains iron. He is responsible for supplying oxygen to all internal organs. When the level of hemoglobin drops, the cells of the body begin to experience oxygen starvation, which affects the functioning of all organs and systems.

Normally, the hemoglobin level for women should remain at around 120-140 g / l, and for men at around 130-160 g / l.

For children, normal hemoglobin values vary according to their age:

• Immediately after birth, the hemoglobin level will normally remain at around 145-225 g / l.
• When the child reaches the age of 3 months and up to six months, the hemoglobin values will be equal to 95-135 g / l.
• After a year and up to 18 years, the level of hemoglobin gradually increases and is equal to that of an adult.

For pregnant women, the hemoglobin rate rises to 110-140 g / l. This jump is due to the fact that the fetus is growing. For his needs, reserves of iron and folic acid from the depot of the body of the expectant mother are spent.

Why does anemia develop and how does it manifest?

There are various reasons that lead to the development of anemia, among them:

• Bleeding, which can be the result of previous operations, or develop against the background of injury. Menstruation leads to blood loss in the female body, which differ in duration and abundant discharge. Inflamed hemorrhoids can lead to the development of bleeding, and ulcerative lesions of the stomach and intestines are also the cause of chronic blood loss.
• Diseases of a neurological nature and mental disorders can become an impetus for the manifestation of anemia, since immunity decreases against their background.
• Physical inactivity, as well as intense training, can lead to the formation of anemia.
• Pathologies of the urinary system, gastrointestinal tract organs can become the main source of anemia.
• Worm infestations lead to the fact that parasites take on some of the nutrients, impoverishing the human diet.
• Past infections and cancers pose a serious threat to human health and life. Very often these diseases are accompanied by anemia.
• Nutritional errors, in particular, inadequate intake of animal products, cause anemia.

When the human body is exposed to one or more reasons, anemia develops.

This condition is characterized by the following symptoms:

• Depressed mood.
• Excessive fatigue.
• Noise in ears.
• Unexplained muscle weakness.
• Daytime sleepiness.
• Dizziness that occurs at regular intervals.
• Dryness of the mucous membranes of the mouth.
• Pale skin, poor condition of hair and nails.
• Carious teeth.
• An increase in body temperature to subfebrile levels.

What foods should you eat for anemia?

Food for anemia should be rich in iron. Therefore, it is recommended to enrich your diet with the following foods: meat and fish, cream and butter, liver, tongue and kidneys of animals.

Plant foods can also be a source of iron, but it will not be absorbed as much as from animal products. Nevertheless, it is useful to eat cereals (legumes and buckwheat), vegetables (tomatoes, beets, potatoes, bell peppers, carrots), fruits (pears, apples, plums, pomegranates, apricots, quince, persimmons), berries (currants, strawberries, strawberries, blueberries), as well as mushrooms.

A source of iron for the body is not only food, but also drinks: juice of plums, apples, grapes, tomatoes, beets and carrots. It is also good to drink tea with honey and lemon.

Foods needed to replenish iron stores in the body are presented in the table:

Products	Iron content in 100 g in mg
Beans	72
Hazelnuts	51
Hercules	45
Low fat cheese	37
Buckwheat grain	31
Pork liver	29.7
Peas	20
Brewer's yeast	nineteen
Sea cabbage	sixteen
Dried apples	fifteen
Dried apricots	12
Blueberry	nine
Beef liver	nine
A heart	6,3
Beef tongue	five

Medical recommendations

Check with your doctor what you can eat with anemia. However, proper nutrition alone is not enough to get rid of anemia; medications will be required. Nevertheless, diet plays a huge role. Foods entering the body should be rich not only in iron, but also in other useful substances, vitamins and minerals.

The human body should receive about 20 mg of iron per day. It will be absorbed better if you combine it with vitamin C. For example, it is useful to eat buckwheat porridge and drink it with pomegranate juice, or meat with plum juice.

Anemia in a child: how to raise hemoglobin?

Anemia is a dangerous disorder in childhood, so it must be dealt with correctly. So, oxygen starvation of the child's internal organs will lead to a delay in his development, both mental and physical. The kid becomes whiny, aggressive, lethargic.

If you find such symptoms, you should contact your pediatrician and take a blood test. Often it is anemia that leads to these symptoms. If a nursing mother leads a correct lifestyle and eats healthy food, then anemia in children does not often develop before the age of six months. After all, iron from breast milk is absorbed by the body of the crumbs very well. Therefore, if anemia develops in a breastfed baby, then the mother's diet needs to be changed. When introducing complementary foods, you should adhere to the basic rules, making the child's menu healthy and varied. The table should contain such products as: beets, meat, apples, buckwheat, juices (apple and pomegranate).

When the child grows up, the problem of anemia will be solved by itself, but only on condition that the baby eats properly. By the age of 3, the preschooler's diet expands significantly. It contains a wide variety of foods that do not cause allergies.

Anemia during pregnancy and lactation: how to raise hemoglobin?

A woman carrying a fetus must eat properly. This will cover the needs of not only her body, but also the needs of the child growing in her. Iron deficiency will lead to the development of anemia in both the pregnant woman herself and the child. This is very dangerous, as it causes a delay in intrauterine growth and development.

Therefore, the expectant mother should adhere to the following recommendations:

• You need to drink green tea, it allows the iron to be better absorbed. It is best to avoid consuming black tea.
• Pomegranate juice should be consumed in small quantities, as an excess of it can cause stool retention.
• Foods containing iron will help maintain normal levels of hemoglobin in the blood of the pregnant woman and the baby.
• If you have frequent diarrhea or vomiting, you should consult a doctor. This problem cannot be ignored.

Anemia and diabetes mellitus

Diabetes mellitus causes the kidneys to malfunction, which is responsible for the production of a hormone called erythropoietin. It is needed by the red bone marrow to make red blood cells. Diabetes causes the death of cells responsible for the production of erythropoietin, which leads to the development of renal failure and anemia.

To get rid of the anemia that develops against the background of diabetes mellitus, it is possible only with the help of drugs that contain erythropoietin. However, this does not negate the observance of the principles of proper nutrition.

The diet of such patients should be strict, fortified with iron and folic acid. Therefore, the menu should include pomegranates, persimmons, legumes, vegetables, buckwheat, juices.

Nutrition for anemia: recipes

To increase the level of hemoglobin in the blood, you need to use the following recipes:

• Vitamin mixture. For its preparation, you will need 0.5 kg of prunes, walnuts, raisins and dried apricots. All these products are passed through a meat grinder and mixed with honey (0.35 kg). The mixture is stored in a refrigerator under a closed lid in a glass jar. You need to take it 2 tablespoons before meals, 3 times a day.
• Juice with beets and carrots. Mix 50 g of beet juice, 100 g of carrot juice and a tablespoon of honey. All components must be combined and drunk before lunch.
• Cranberry-apple juice. To prepare a drink, you need to mix half a glass of cranberry and apple juice, add a tablespoon of beetroot juice. You need to drink this drink 4-5 times a week.
• Delicious flour to increase hemoglobin. Walnuts and buckwheat are ground into powder on a coffee grinder (in a glass). Add to the powder mixture 100 g of honey. Take the medicine inside a tablespoon 3 times a day a few minutes before meals.
• Vitamin cocktail. To prepare it, you will need to mix the juice of pomegranate, carrot, apple, beet and grapes. To sweeten the drink, you can add honey to it.

What can not be eaten with anemia?

There are foods that help reduce the absorption of iron in the body. Therefore, they should be excluded from the menu.

These include:

• All fatty foods.
• Bread and flour products.
• Tea and coffee.
• Sparkling drinks.
• Canned food.
• Vinegar.
• Alcoholic drinks. If a person drinks a surrogate, then in case of anemia it can be deadly.
• Foods high in calcium.

How to increase iron absorption?

In order for iron to be better absorbed by the body, you must use the following recommendations:

• Meat and liver should be eaten with vegetables, especially beets and carrots.
• Ascorbic acid helps the gland to be absorbed better, so it is useful to wash down cereals, fish and meat dishes with orange juice.
• Eating 50-70 g of honey per day will allow the iron to be better absorbed in the body. Honey is also useful for enhancing immunity.
• For patients with anemia, experts recommend eating pears, which increase the concentration of hemoglobin in the blood.

It is enough to adhere to these simple recommendations for the anemia to recede, or does not appear at all.

Weekly menu for people with anemia

Breakfast	Dinner	Dinner
Boiled buckwheat. Tomato juice	Stewed vegetables, boiled meat, pomegranate juice	Salad with fresh vegetables, fresh berries
Steamed fish	Beans with meat, juice with carrots and beets	Buckwheat and beef liver, fresh pomegranate
Hercules with berries green tea	Vegetable soup, chicken breast, carrot juice	Baked fish, rice, juice with grapes and apples
Pomegranate juice and muesli	Meat and pea soup, tomato juice	Buckwheat with liver, vegetable juice
Berries and cottage cheese, freshly squeezed juice	Heart soup, green tea	Potatoes and meat, tomato juice
Buckwheat with raisins, orange fresh	Beef liver, stewed vegetables, carrot juice	Stew, vegetable salad, mashed potatoes
Muesli and green tea	Vegetable stew, meat and pomegranate juice	Rice, fish, vegetable salad, grape and apple juice

Food that allows you to increase the level of hemoglobin in the blood can be not only useful, but also varied, without compromising the taste of dishes. Thus, following the advice of experts, you can prevent the development of anemia.

The author of the article: Kuzmina Vera Valerievna | Endocrinologist, nutritionist

Education: Diploma of the Russian State Medical University named after NI Pirogov with a degree in General Medicine (2004). Residency at Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry, diploma in Endocrinology (2006).