Lifestyle Modification
Dietary Therapy
- To aid in supplemental doses of iron and for secondary prevention of iron deficiency, increase in dietary iron intake is recommended
- Diet rich in iron are red meat, chicken, fish, legumes, and green leafy vegetables
- Limit cow’s milk consumption to 500 mL/day
- Inhibitors of iron absorption, eg calcium, tannins in coffee and tea, phytates in cereals, should be decreased or removed from meals rich in iron