Guest guest Posted July 25, 2009 Report Share Posted July 25, 2009 Are you raising a vegetarian or vegan child? If so The Vegetarian Resource Group, has created a network of parents and kids. Amelia, I have found the following vrg link to be a great resource for iron and a vegan diet. http://www.vrg.org/nutrition/iron.htm hope this helps, Paige In a message dated 7/15/2009 3:09:52 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, agolden writes: I'm hoping to get some advice from you all. I've been recently told that I'm anemic. I've been vegan since 1994 (veggie since 1990) and have had my iron tested regularly and have never had a problem before. I really don't think it is diet related. Rather, I think it is because I lost a considerable amount of blood when I gave birth a couple of years ago and my hemoglobin was pitifully low for a long time after. I'd like to focus on getting as much iron as possible from foods rather than supplements. From my research, I've learned that " they " say that heme iron (iron from animal sources) is a lot more readily absorbed than non-heme iron (iron from other sources). I'm looking for advice on vegan sources for iron. To be honest, I have been feeling awfully run down lately and think this might be the cause (other than I am a full-time working single mother of toddler twin boys) and I'd like to boost my iron for that reason alone. Thanks in advance for any advice you may be able to give. Amelia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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