Doctors named the best foods with a high iron content

 Iron deficiency, which causes anemia, is now common in many people. Such a deficiency develops as a result of a decrease in iron reserves, the causes of which are blood loss or insufficient supply of iron to the body.

Which products contain a large amount of iron, says RBC-Ukraine (Styler project) with reference to WebMD, informs UAINFO.org.

Beef

If you are a meat lover, include more beef dishes in your diet. A small piece of this meat contains 3.2 mg of this mineral. Men need 8 mg of iron per day, and women up to the age of 50 need 18 mg, after that - 8 mg. During pregnancy, the dose should be higher - 27 mg.

Bird

If you don't eat red meat, a good source of iron is poultry - turkey, chicken or duck. One serving of duck contains 2.3 mg of iron. A portion of chicken or turkey - 1 mg.

Dark leafy greens

If you need a tasty side dish, then spinach, cabbage and leaf lettuce will help you cope with iron deficiency. They can also be added to a salad or made into a smoothie.

Fish

This is a great way to add iron to your high protein, low fat diet. Tuna, sardines, mackerel are good sources of this mineral.

Shrimp and oysters

You can also get iron from such a delicacy as shrimp and oysters. Add some brown rice to them and turn the dish into an iron-enriched treat.

Vegetarian delicacies

If you don't eat meat, you can still get iron. Tofu, beans, chickpeas are great choices. Plant foods contain "non-heme" iron, which means your body doesn't absorb it as well as the "heme" iron found in meat. Wash down your vegetarian food with a drink containing vitamin C - it will help to absorb iron better.

Cereals

Breakfast is a great time to saturate the body with iron. Wheat flakes or bran, oatmeal are perfect for this. Give yourself a boost of energy by adding sliced strawberries.

Eggs

In an omelette, boiled form or in the form of scrambled eggs - regardless of how you prepare them, you will get a useful dose of iron. You can add a piece of wheat bread in the form of toast.

If you wash down such a breakfast with tea or coffee, you may lose some of the benefits. Such drinks interfere with the assimilation of iron.

Treacle

You can find iron in the most unexpected places. For example, in pancake syrup containing molasses. It is rich in iron.

Nuts and dried fruits

Make your own iron-rich snack mix. Take cashews, pistachios, add dried fruits - raisins, prunes, dates, peaches.

Fresh fruits

Watermelon is much more than just a refreshing summer treat. One small piece contains 0.69 mg of iron. And in five medium figs - 1 mg of iron, in a banana - 0.36 mg.

Chocolate

Treat yourself to something sweet. You can get some iron from dark chocolate. A small piece of chocolate (80-100 g) contains 7 mg.