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On the other hand, for women it seems concerning: > As one example, the World Health Organization estimates that 42% of children under 5 years of age and 40% o
by giovannibonetti 3y ago
On the other hand, for women it seems concerning:
> As one example, the World Health Organization estimates that 42% of children under 5 years of age and 40% of pregnant women worldwide suffer from anemia due to a lack of iron, folate and/or vitamins B12 and A. A primary cause of this problem (although there are others) is the lack of these minerals in people’s diet. Remember that iron (Fe) was one of the minerals whose presence in fruits and vegetables was found to drop by 50% between 1940 and 2019 in the first study I mentioned.
- kylehotchkiss 3y agoCooking on cast iron can help reduce this problem though right?
- Klonoar 3y agoNot enough to fix the issue.
- JumpCrisscross 3y ago> Cooking on cast iron can help reduce this problem though right? Probably [1]. That said, most Americans get enough iron. [1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8266402/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8266402/
- wouldbecouldbe 3y agoEasiest solution, if someones eats meat, is to eat a bit of organ meat regulary. Women need more iron in general due to their cycle. In general Iron from plants is also absorbed less.
- graphe 3y agoThat's a good point, but it doesn't seem to be affected by the us crops as much as other factors. Low iron is probably from low meat intake, Indian politicians had to fight strict vegetarians over giving developing children a SINGLE egg a day to eat over all vegetables. If you were sustaining yourself from vegetables even if they had 1950s and before iron, I doubt it would positively affect anemia.