Sunburst Oranges Wants You To Know About Vitamin Deficiency Anemia

Have you or a loved one ever been told by a doctor that you had anemia? In general it means you are deficient in the iron needed for healthy red blood cells.  Many times this means that you need to add iron rich foods or a vitamin supplement to your diet.

As the name implies, iron deficiency anemia is due to insufficient iron. Without enough iron, your body can't produce enough of a substance in red blood cells that enables them to carry oxygen (hemoglobin). As a result, iron deficiency anemia may leave you tired and short of breath.

Causes include a lack of iron in your diet. Your body regularly gets iron from the foods you eat. If you consume too little iron, over time your body can become iron deficient. Examples of iron-rich foods include meat, eggs, leafy green vegetables and iron-fortified foods. For proper growth and development, infants and children need iron from their diet, too.

Did you know that without the proper amount of Vitamin C your body can’t properly utilize the increase in iron rich foods or supplements?

Vitamin deficiency anemia occurs when your body doesn't have enough of the vitamins needed to produce adequate numbers of healthy red blood cells. Red blood cells carry oxygen from your lungs throughout your body. If your diet is lacking in certain vitamins, vitamin deficiency anemia can develop. Or vitamin deficiency anemia may develop because your body can't properly absorb the nutrients from the foods you eat.

What should you add to your diet to correct this condition?

Like most other vitamins, vitamin C, a water soluble vitamin also known as ascorbic acid, is not made in the body but most be obtained from foods or supplements. Vitamin C plays a number of important roles in the body, including enhancing the absorption of iron. Iron helps make hemoglobin, the part of the red blood cell that carries oxygen. Vitamin C also aids in red blood cell production. A vitamin C deficiency can lead to anemia, or low red blood cell count.

Giving vitamin C supplements along with iron supplements can improve iron deficient anemia as well as other types of anemia. While you absorb iron best if you take it on an empty stomach, iron taken this way is more likely to cause stomach upset. Eat foods high in vitamin C along with foods high in plant iron to increase absorption. Do not take antacids at the same time as iron, because antacids decrease the acidity in the stomach, which decreases iron absorption.

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