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Posts Tagged ‘Anemia’

Prevention

Eat iron-rich foods (seafood, meat, marrow, peanuts, green leafy vegetables, whole wheat flour, bread, legumes), vitamin B12 (milk, eggs, meat, poultry, fish and some seaweed) and folic acid ( spinach, strawberries, mushrooms, lentils). This contribution can be supported with food supplements and vitamins.

The consumption of vitamin C allows the iron to be absorbed into the body better. Naturally found in orange, lemon, guava, lime, tangerine, melon and strawberries. The intake of this vitamin can be enriched food supplements.

Prevent malnutrition due to lack of time or trying to lose weight. Read the rest of this entry »

Symptoms

- Fatigue.
- Inability to make efforts.
- Headache.
- Sometimes short of breath.
- If anemia is severe, there may be a heart attack.
- Forgetfulness and difficulty concentrating.
- Irritability.
- Loss of appetite.
- In some cases diarrhea or constipation.
- Pallor.
- Chill. Read the rest of this entry »

Anemia is the decrease in blood hemoglobin levels (a protein found in red blood cells and carries oxygen from lungs to the body through veins and arteries).

It is caused by a diet deficient in iron, folic acid and vitamin B12, and bleeding or changes in the functioning of organs like the spleen (located behind the stomach) or bone marrow (yellow viscous-looking tissue that is inside bones), both commissioned to produce and regenerate blood cells.

Causes fatigue, pale skin, headache, feeling short of breath, loss of appetite and in some cases, diarrhea. This condition is more common in children and threatens their growth and brain development. Read the rest of this entry »

Leukemia What is it?

When immature blood cells (blasts) are proliferating, ie reproduce uncontrollably in the bone marrow and accumulate as much there as in blood, achieved replacing normal cells. This uncontrolled proliferation is called leukemia.

Causes

The cause of leukemia is unknown in most cases. However, it is shown that a condition is not hereditary or contagious. Most often occurs in previously healthy children. Being a proliferation of immature and abnormal cells in the blood, leukemia is considered a “blood cancer.”

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There are many other foods (and varieties) are rich in protein. This list is just an example to see that if not for extreme situations and we follow a varied diet should be easy to avoid the consequences of protein deficiency.

Consequences that may result in protein deficiency

Anemia: Because in the manufacture of red blood cells.
Edema: It is very evident around the abdomen. It would be inflated by the children in areas with chronic hunger (as in many parts of Africa). Bodies also tend to fall because they have no muscle tone and serves them as a bra.
Weak immune system: ill-fed people with fewer defenses tend to have more infections. Read the rest of this entry »

Becoming a vegetarian (a) is not something that makes overnight because you feel inspired (a) for a book or program you saw on television, is something that is done gradual and takes time because it is a radical change in your diet and lifestyle. If not you do it the right way can cause serious problems in your health.

Vegetarian diets known as restrictive as the vegan diet may be harmful if they are supplemented by food to offset the nutritional value of foods of animal origin. Read the rest of this entry »