Lets Fight Against Anaemia

What is Anaemia:

Medically speaking, when the red blood cells are unhealthy, due to less iron-rich protein called haemoglobin, a person is said to be suffering from anaemia. This protein is responsible for the red color of the blood. In india, anaemia is more prevalent amongst women. However, teenagers also suffer from this problem, thanks to their excessively low quality diet patterns.

Various Symptoms of anaemia are:

Fatigue, breathlessness, palpitation and repeated infections etc.

Causes of Anaemia:

Although, there are numerous reasons that lead to anaemia, lack of iron is the most common one. Some of the tips to prevent deficiency of iron n thus anaemia are as follows:

Vegetarians need to pay extra attention to make sure that they get enough iron through lentils, beans and greens.

Don't forget to study the lables of bread, cereals, pasta etc. and make sure they are good brands, fortified with iron n vitamins.
A glass of green vegetable juice, taken at least thrice a week, made of spinach, coriander, with a dash of lime, proves to be extremely helpful for the same.
More of orange juice, cauliflower, tomatoes etc. that are rich in vitamin C, should be included in ur diet to help in iron absorption.

For non-vegetarians liver is a rich source of iron.

Whenever there is a dessert option of fruits like watermelon, raisins, prunes, apples, bananas, oranges, strawberries, go for it.
Reduce ur tea consumtion to minimum possible, as it lowers iron absorption.

In infants, weaned off breast milk or after 6 months, whichever is earlier, include iron-fortified cereals and vitamin C to ward off anaemia. cow's milk is poor in iron.

For teens, iron is a vital nutrient , especially those who have started with their periods. therefore, along with having an iron-rich diet, u must not ignore the situations like that of heavy periods/ bleeding piles n See a doctor immediately.