Key points:Figures show 40 per cent of girls aged 14 to 18 do not consume enough ironThe talented young netball player was constantly tired and often needed three-hour naps during the day.
"They get recurrent infections, they become tired, lethargic, sometimes behavioural problems, then loss of appetite," Dr Unni said.Sometimes children also have pica, which is when they start chewing or eating non-food stuffs such as soil, wood or paper."Any abnormal food craving should raise an alarm."
The World Health Organisation says the prevalence of anaemia in the under five years age group in Australia is 13.3 per cent, up from 11.6 per cent in 2010. "Almost 40 per cent of children around the world have anaemia when they are less than five years of age, compared to 13.3 per cent in Australia.Dr Garcia-Casal says research suggests Australia's public health measures including the fortification of food are effective.Possible causes of iron deficiency can include low meat consumption, gastrointestinal diseases, a high intake of cows milk or breastmilk or being exclusively breastfed for longer than six months.
"Iron deficiency in young children [infants and toddlers] is usually nutritional, for example, dietary restriction by choice [vegan/vegetarian diet], fussy eating resulting in not enough iron in the diet or too much milk in the diet which can impair iron absorption," Dr Samecki said."Sometimes it’s due to an underlying medical condition such as malabsorption.
Interestingly no mention of eating meat away from some vegetables which also reduce absorption of iron. ChrisMasterjohn taught me that.
It's often been a big assumption that 'anemia' is due to iron deficiency. In fact a lot of research is going on into copper. Copper effectively regulates iron. Australian soils have become around 80% depleted in copper over the past 100 years. - Medical Scientist
Eat more red meat
I’m seeing more mental deficiencies…..
Mince, tatties, carrots, onions, broccoli and silverbeet - the dinner of champions.
Wait until meat disappears from our diets then!
Lack of balance , .This article is predicated as meat being the only source of iron. It is not
I think thebiggest issue is people pushing irresponsible vegan diets. While veganism IS a good idea we ARE actually omnivores and you require significant dietary planning to maintain a healthy vegan diet. Don't buy into influencer BS, speak to a dietitian.
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