Anemia%20-%20iron-deficiency Patient Education
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, milk and dairy products, phytates in cereals, quinolone and tetracycline antibiotics, should be decreased or removed from meals rich in iron