Guest guest Posted April 25, 2006 Report Share Posted April 25, 2006 mmm. blackstrap molasses + soy milk is a great beverage (instead of chocolate milk). it's good heated too. high in calcium and iron. i try to bake with blackstrap molasses too. make sure it's blackstrap, though and not fancy molasses. there are plenty of other iron rich foods too, just check it out on the internet. liz Monday, April 24, 2006 8:50:04 PM Digest Number 1417 There are 8 messages in this issue. Topics in this digest: 1. iron content " Shreelakshmi Krishnamurthi " shreelak 2. Re: iron content " Jacq " jacqcote 3. Re: iron content " Renee Carroll " renecarol25 4. Re: iron content " Steve & Tracy Schad " schadfamily 5. Re: iron content " ERB " bakwin 6. Re: iron content " VAP79 " VAP79 7. Re: iron content " admartin5 " admartin5 8. Re: iron content " Maria Brenner " rememberingbob ______________________ ______________________ Message 1 " Shreelakshmi Krishnamurthi " shreelak Mon Apr 24, 2006 11:19am(PDT) iron content Hi everybody Of late I have been hearing/ reading a lot about how the iron content is less in veggies when compared to meat and so most vegetarians tend to be anemic. I know i had iron deficiency when i was pregnant with my son so the doc asked me to take some iron pills which i stopped after giving birth to my son. Recently when i went for a blood drive i was turned down saying i was just below the min requirement for iron level. I have donated blood several times in the past mostly before my son was born, I had no issues then:( And again the suggested i take some iron rich food This brought up a question as to is this the case with all vegetarians. what do I do to increase my iron level(other than taking pills)? Shree ______________________ ______________________ Message 2 " Jacq " jacqcote Mon Apr 24, 2006 11:53am(PDT) Re: iron content Hi Shree, My husband and I are both vegetarian and neither of us ever has a problem with being anemic. My husband gives blood as often as is allowed and has always had a great hemoglobin count. On the other hand two of my cousins have always been anemic even when they used to eat meat. They just tend to have low iron no matter what they eat. There is info at the link on iron for vegetarians http://www.vrg.org/nutrition/iron.htm Jacqueline > > Shreelakshmi Krishnamurthi <shreelak > 2006/04/24 Mon PM 12:10:34 EST > > iron content > > Hi everybody > > Of late I have been hearing/ reading a lot about how > the iron content is less in veggies when compared to > meat and so most vegetarians tend to be anemic. > I know i had iron deficiency when i was pregnant with > my son so the doc asked me to take some iron pills > which i stopped after giving birth to my son. > Recently when i went for a blood drive i was turned > down saying i was just below the min requirement for > iron level. I have donated blood several times in the > past mostly before my son was born, I had no issues > then:( > And again the suggested i take some iron rich food > > This brought up a question as to is this the case with > all vegetarians. what do I do to increase my iron > level(other than taking pills)? > > Shree > > > > > > > > > For more information about vegetarianism, please visit the VRG website at http://www.vrg.org and for materials especially useful for families go to http://www.vrg.org/family.This is a discussion list and is not intended to provide personal medical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health professional. > > edical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health professional. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2006 Report Share Posted April 25, 2006 Thanks everybody Both the times when i was rejected for blood donation sighting my low iron, I felt like telling them that my condition has nothing to do with me being vegitarian but then i started getting doubts. Thankyou all for your replies. It sure is reassuring I am going to try some of your suggestions. and hope i'll be able to donate blood next time i go. Shree --- wrote: > There are 8 messages in this issue. > > Topics in this digest: > > 1. iron content > " Shreelakshmi Krishnamurthi " > shreelak > 2. Re: iron content > " Jacq " jacqcote > 3. Re: iron content > " Renee Carroll " renecarol25 > 4. Re: iron content > " Steve & Tracy Schad " > schadfamily > 5. Re: iron content > " ERB " bakwin > 6. Re: iron content > " VAP79 " VAP79 > 7. Re: iron content > " admartin5 " > admartin5 > 8. Re: iron content > " Maria Brenner " > rememberingbob > > ______________________ > ______________________ > > Message 1 > " Shreelakshmi Krishnamurthi " > shreelak > Mon Apr 24, 2006 11:19am(PDT) > iron content > > Hi everybody > > Of late I have been hearing/ reading a lot about how > the iron content is less in veggies when compared to > meat and so most vegetarians tend to be anemic. > I know i had iron deficiency when i was pregnant > with > my son so the doc asked me to take some iron pills > which i stopped after giving birth to my son. > Recently when i went for a blood drive i was turned > down saying i was just below the min requirement for > iron level. I have donated blood several times in > the > past mostly before my son was born, I had no issues > then:( > And again the suggested i take some iron rich food > > This brought up a question as to is this the case > with > all vegetarians. what do I do to increase my iron > level(other than taking pills)? > > Shree > > > > > Tired of spam? Mail has the best spam > protection around > > > > ______________________ > ______________________ > > Message 2 > " Jacq " jacqcote > Mon Apr 24, 2006 11:53am(PDT) > Re: iron content > > Hi Shree, > > My husband and I are both vegetarian and neither of > us ever has a problem with being anemic. My husband > gives blood as often as is allowed and has always > had a great hemoglobin count. > > On the other hand two of my cousins have always been > anemic even when they used to eat meat. They just > tend to have low iron no matter what they eat. > > There is info at the link on iron for vegetarians > http://www.vrg.org/nutrition/iron.htm > > Jacqueline > > > > > Shreelakshmi Krishnamurthi > <shreelak > > 2006/04/24 Mon PM 12:10:34 EST > > > > iron content > > > > Hi everybody > > > > Of late I have been hearing/ reading a lot about > how > > the iron content is less in veggies when compared > to > > meat and so most vegetarians tend to be anemic. > > I know i had iron deficiency when i was pregnant > with > > my son so the doc asked me to take some iron pills > > which i stopped after giving birth to my son. > > Recently when i went for a blood drive i was > turned > > down saying i was just below the min requirement > for > > iron level. I have donated blood several times in > the > > past mostly before my son was born, I had no > issues > > then:( > > And again the suggested i take some iron rich food > > > > This brought up a question as to is this the case > with > > all vegetarians. what do I do to increase my iron > > level(other than taking pills)? > > > > Shree > > > > > > > > > > Tired of spam? Mail has the best spam > protection around > > > > > > > > For more information about vegetarianism, please > visit the VRG website at http://www.vrg.org and for > materials especially useful for families go to > http://www.vrg.org/family.This is a discussion list > and is not intended to provide personal medical > advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a > qualified health professional. > > > > edical advice. Medical advice should be obtained > from a qualified health professional. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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