Guest guest Posted September 23, 2004 Report Share Posted September 23, 2004 Hi - I'm fairly new to the group and this is one of my first posts -- We are veggie not vegan (although I hope to be someday). My 2 children, 3yrs and 15mths, and myself are all borderline anemic ---- I try to eat & give them iron rich foods (green veggies, dried fruit etc.) and they both get supplements. My questions is, do any of you also seem to have this problem, as my pediatrician thinks is largely because we are vegetarian, if so do you have any super iron rich foods/recipes that you would suggest? I'm also wondering if it is something that is hereditary and would be there whether we were veggie or not. Thanks! Alexis _______________________________ Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! http://vote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 24, 2004 Report Share Posted September 24, 2004 I hear that sauteeing/cooking in a cast iron skillet will add trace amounts of iron to the food cooked. When my first born was very young, he was also borderline anemic. He does take supplements and I cook alot with my cast iron skillet, so I don't know which of the two took care of it, but he is now no longer anywhere near anemic. Possibly, it could be a combination of the two! --Tracy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 25, 2004 Report Share Posted September 25, 2004 Well, I have not been anemic since I was teen and WAS a meat eater. Now I think my being anemic was due to having periods that lasted up to 10 heavy days and I sort of wonder if my diet played a part in that. Not fun for a teen. As a vegetarian adult, I have never been anemic and neither have my children. Whenever I have to have bloodwork I get them to check just in case. So far so good. I also got my B12 checked when I had my last bloodwork (I get bloodwork at least every two years to check for diabetes due everone of my dad's siblings being adult onset diabetes without any of the risk factors) and I'll be getting the results on Monday. My cousins on the other hand are both always anemic no matter what they do about their diet. The younger sister was very sensitive to iron as a baby and they couldn't use their well water for her because it had high iron content. Jacqueline - " Alexis Middle " <alexismiddle Thursday, September 23, 2004 6:39 PM Iron Rich Foods > Hi - > > I'm fairly new to the group and this is one of my > first posts -- We are veggie not vegan (although I > hope to be someday). My 2 children, 3yrs and 15mths, > and myself are all borderline anemic ---- I try to eat > & give them iron rich foods (green veggies, dried > fruit etc.) and they both get supplements. My > questions is, do any of you also seem to have this > problem, as my pediatrician thinks is largely because > we are vegetarian, if so do you have any super iron > rich foods/recipes that you would suggest? I'm also > wondering if it is something that is hereditary and > would be there whether we were veggie or not. > > Thanks! > > Alexis > > > > _______________________________ > > Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! > http://vote. > > > > > 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 September 25, 2004 Report Share Posted September 25, 2004 On Thu, 23 Sep 2004, Alexis Middle wrote: > Hi - > > I'm fairly new to the group and this is one of my > first posts -- We are veggie not vegan (although I > hope to be someday). My 2 children, 3yrs and 15mths, > and myself are all borderline anemic ---- I try to eat > & give them iron rich foods (green veggies, dried > fruit etc.) and they both get supplements. My > questions is, do any of you also seem to have this > problem, as my pediatrician thinks is largely because > we are vegetarian, if so do you have any super iron > rich foods/recipes that you would suggest? I'm also > wondering if it is something that is hereditary and > would be there whether we were veggie or not. I've been a vegan for 15 years, my husband has been vegan for 6 years, and my children (3 years old and 13 months old) have been vegan since birth. None of us is anemic -- not that that proves anything about your family. It's just an additional data point. Low dietary iron is by far the most common cause of anemia, but it's not the only one. Certain hereditary forms of thalassemia can cause mild, symptomless anemia. (Other forms of thalassemia can be more serious.) Also, overconsumption of cow's milk can cause or contribute to anemia. Cow's milk is low in iron, but more importantly it interferes with the absorption of iron from other foods. Iron supplements should never be taken with milk for this reason. There are plenty of other possible causes, too. You can read more about it here: <http://www.keepkidshealthy.com/welcome/commonproblems/anemia.html>. ---- Patricia Bullington-McGuire <patricia The brilliant Cerebron, attacking the problem analytically, discovered three distinct kinds of dragon: the mythical, the chimerical, and the purely hypothetical. They were all, one might say, nonexistent, but each nonexisted in an entirely different way ... -- Stanislaw Lem, " Cyberiad " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 28, 2004 Report Share Posted September 28, 2004 An update to this... My B12 if fine too. Jacqueline - " Jacqueline Cote " <jacqcote Friday, September 24, 2004 11:37 PM Re: Iron Rich Foods > Well, I have not been anemic since I was teen and WAS a meat eater. Now I > think my being anemic was due to having periods that lasted up to 10 heavy > days and I sort of wonder if my diet played a part in that. Not fun for a > teen. As a vegetarian adult, I have never been anemic and neither have my > children. Whenever I have to have bloodwork I get them to check just in > case. So far so good. I also got my B12 checked when I had my last > bloodwork (I get bloodwork at least every two years to check for diabetes > due everone of my dad's siblings being adult onset diabetes without any of > the risk factors) and I'll be getting the results on Monday. > > My cousins on the other hand are both always anemic no matter what they do > about their diet. The younger sister was very sensitive to iron as a baby > and they couldn't use their well water for her because it had high iron > content. > > Jacqueline > > - > " Alexis Middle " <alexismiddle > > Thursday, September 23, 2004 6:39 PM > Iron Rich Foods > > > > Hi - > > > > I'm fairly new to the group and this is one of my > > first posts -- We are veggie not vegan (although I > > hope to be someday). My 2 children, 3yrs and 15mths, > > and myself are all borderline anemic ---- I try to eat > > & give them iron rich foods (green veggies, dried > > fruit etc.) and they both get supplements. My > > questions is, do any of you also seem to have this > > problem, as my pediatrician thinks is largely because > > we are vegetarian, if so do you have any super iron > > rich foods/recipes that you would suggest? I'm also > > wondering if it is something that is hereditary and > > would be there whether we were veggie or not. > > > > Thanks! > > > > Alexis > > > > > > > > _______________________________ > > > > Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! > > http://vote. > > > > > > > > > > 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 September 28, 2004 Report Share Posted September 28, 2004 Using acidic foods in the iron skillet increases the amount of iron released into the food. Also, eating foods rich in vitamin C with foods with iron makes more of the iron available to the body. Jacqueline - <tracyinfo Friday, September 24, 2004 11:37 PM Re: Iron Rich Foods > I hear that sauteeing/cooking in a cast iron skillet will add trace amounts > of iron to the food cooked. When my first born was very young, he was also > borderline anemic. He does take supplements and I cook alot with my cast iron > skillet, so I don't know which of the two took care of it, but he is now no > longer anywhere near anemic. Possibly, it could be a combination of the two! > --Tracy > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 29, 2004 Report Share Posted September 29, 2004 Alexis What supplement are you using? When pregnant I used Floradix-a liquid tonic that tastes terrible but works well. It is very easilt absorbed. HTH, Madeline >Alexis Middle <alexismiddle > > > Iron Rich Foods >Thu, 23 Sep 2004 14:39:13 -0700 (PDT) > >Hi - > >I'm fairly new to the group and this is one of my >first posts -- We are veggie not vegan (although I >hope to be someday). My 2 children, 3yrs and 15mths, >and myself are all borderline anemic ---- I try to eat > & give them iron rich foods (green veggies, dried >fruit etc.) and they both get supplements. My >questions is, do any of you also seem to have this >problem, as my pediatrician thinks is largely because >we are vegetarian, if so do you have any super iron >rich foods/recipes that you would suggest? I'm also >wondering if it is something that is hereditary and >would be there whether we were veggie or not. > >Thanks! > >Alexis > > > >_______________________________ > >Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! >http://vote. > _______________ MSN® Calendar keeps you organized and takes the effort out of scheduling get-togethers. http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca & page=byoa/prem & xAPID=1994 & DI=1034 & SU=http://\ hotmail.com/enca & HL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines Start enjoying all the benefits of MSN® Premium right now and get the first two months FREE*. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 29, 2004 Report Share Posted September 29, 2004 Thanks to everyone who responded -- I got some great tips and am pleased to hear that the anemia is unlikely to be a result of us being vegetarian. Alexis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2004 Report Share Posted October 7, 2004 Hi there, Just thought I would throw in my two cents and add that we eat a lot of Cream of Wheat which has 50% of your daily iron and I use Nutritional Yeast on things and in shakes which also has 50% of the daily iron needs. Thanks, julia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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