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Nutrition counseling in ANEMIA

What is ANEMIA?

✓ Anemia is the most common of all blood disorders. The term anemia (derived
from Greek) means a deficiency of blood.
✓ Anemia results from reduced red blood cell production in the bone marrow.
✓ Hemoglobin is the oxygen carrying protein in blood. It is a major component
of all red blood cells and gives them their red color. This protein picks up
oxygen from the lungs, carries it throughout the body and delivers it to all your cells. In
addition, hemoglobin also picks up some of the carbon dioxide produced by the cells and
transports it to the lungs from where it is exhaled
out.
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Why ANEMIA is bad?

Cells need oxygen for their basic functions and to keep them alive. Hence, without enough
red blood cells to transport oxygen to your cells and carbon dioxide away from your cells, it
is like literally suffocating every tissue
and organ system in the body.

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✓ Iron deficiency (Most Commons)


✓ Vitamin B12 ,Folic acid deficiencies (these usually occur together)
✓ Heavy periods
✓ Thyroid disorders
✓ Infectious diseases like malaria
✓ Vitamin E and B, deficiencies.
✓ Lead toxicities

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RISK CONDITIONS FOR ANAEMIA

✓ Menstruating and having heavy bleeding or excessively long periods (monthly


blood loss depletes iron)
✓ Pregnant
✓ Lactating
✓ Athletes (especially endurance athletes)
✓ An alcoholic
✓ Habituated to having tea in excess (tannin in tea causes decreased absorption
of iron).
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TREATMENT FOR ANEMIA

✓ Lifestyle Dietary changes,


✓ Medications (Iron, Folic acid + protein)

✓ Some life style changes can help you remain healthy without having to depend
upon too
many medications.

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PRINCIPLE TREATMENT IN ANEMIA

✓ Iron+ folic acid Supplements


✓ Deworming
✓ Diet counseling
SUPPLEMENTS

✓ only food is not enough for recover from iron deficiency.


You need to take supplements also. The most common Supplements are:
✓ Iron supplements
✓ Folic acid supplements
✓ Vitamin (B12) injections if ( dimorphic anaemia)
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Folic acid deficiency
1. Necessary for DNA synthesis.
2. SOURCES: Liver, soya bean, dark green leafy vegetables
3. CAUSES: Strict vegetarian, Tape worm anemia, Repeated Pregnancy, Chronic diarrhea,
malabsorption and recurrent infections.
4. Cooking destroys folic acid
5. Deficiency disease: Megaloblastic anemia in children& pregnant mothers
6. Treatment with phenytoin antimetabolites .
7. T/T: Folic acid 2-5 mg/day
8. RDA:500 mcg/day for pregnant mother
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Vitamin B12 deficiency

✓ Necessary for DNA synthesis.


SOURCES: Foods of animal origin only (fish, egg, meat)
DISEASES: Megaloblastic anemia, parasthesia of fingers & toes.
✓ It is observed in breast fed infants of vit. B12 deficient mother & delayed
weaning child
RDA:( Vit. B12) 1ug/day

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Sources of Iron

✓ There are 2 types of iron in the


diet; haem iron and non-haem iron
✓ Haem iron is present in Hb
containing animal food like meat, liver & spleen
✓ Non-haem iron is obtained from
cereals, vegetables& beans
✓ Milk is a poor source of iron, hence breast-fed babies need iron supplements
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✓ Cooking in iron pots and pans can also increase the amounts of iron
consumed.
✓ Vitamin C can enhance iron absorption in the body. So, a diet rich in vitamin C
consisting of fresh fruits and vegetables (amla, guavas, limes,
oranges, tomatoes, cabbages, etc.) should be maintained as well.
✓ Exercises in moderation can improve blood circulation. However, an excess is
additional stress which can be harmful in severe anemia. So, discuss with your
physician before starting any regimen.

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