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Adapt these eating habits to increase your iron intake

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Written By: Editorial Team | Published : January 20, 2019, 3:33 PM

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Iron Food

Lack of iron can make you feel really tired, even when you’re physically fit. If you’re finding it difficult to climb the stairs or getting exhausted without performing much physical activity, then your body is low on iron. Iron plays a key role in transferring oxygen inside your body and its deficiency can lead to fatigue, weakness and anaemia. Women are more likely to suffer from deficiency of iron and they need to be extra careful about their iron intake as compared to men, as women lose blood every month during menstruation. The ideal amount of iron for women from 19 to 50 years of age is 18 mg while for men the ideal amount is just 8 mg. When your body is low on iron, you may feel symptoms like muscle cramps, rapid heartbeat, cold hands and feet and sores at the corner of the mouth. Here are few options that will help you boost your intake of iron through food.

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Orange-juice

Orange juice: Drink a glass of orange juice in the breakfast instead of a cup of coffee or tea to manage the iron levels inside your body. A study has shown that drinking coffee or tea early in the morning reduces the absorption of non-heme iron in your body.  Also Read - Pneumonia: Early warning signs that could signal serious lung infection

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Meat

Red meat: Red meat is rich in iron, especially the organ meat like liver is known to carry high volume of iron and including this delicious food item in your diet can be helpful to keep your iron levels in check. However, excess amount of iron inside your body can cause cardiovascular diseases and colorectal cancer.

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Granola-and-various-breakfast-cereals

Cereals and flour: You should select your food items based on the nutrition values. Always go through the food labels on packaged eatables and choose those food items that carry a high amount of iron.

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