If your hemoglobin is low, you must first know the cause of this anemia. If hemoglobin is low for lack of iron and vitamins, it's crucial to eat iron-rich foods and, with them, include foods or juices with vitamin C, because this vitamin increases the absorption of iron by the body.
The iron-rich foods indicated in cases of low hemoglobin are:
- Beef and pork;
- Bull's liver;
- Chicken Kids;
- Heart;
- Bean;
- Egg yolk;
- Breakfast cereals;
- Beet;
- Dark green vegetables (watercress, arugula, spinach.
It is important to remember that the iron red meat is more easily assimilated by the body than that present in the vegetables.
Moreover, as was said at the outset, it is important to to associate the consumption of foods rich in iron with others rich in vitamin C, to enhance the absorption of iron by the body.
Some foods rich in Vitamin C:
- Acerola pure or in frozen pulp;
- Raw yellow pepper;
- Manioc leaf;
- Cashew;
- Guava;
- Parsley;
- Orange;
- Green smell;
- Brussels sprouts;
- Papaya;
- Kiwi;
- Strawberry.
Hemoglobin is the substance that gives red color to the blood and is present in red blood cells (red blood cells).
Low hemoglobin may have various causes it's the treatment shall be made in accordance therewith.
Consult a general practitioner, family doctor, or hematologist for appropriate diagnosis and treatment.
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