I"m very confused. They said chocolate was not a very bioavailable source of iron, but I read a few articles recently that claimed dark chocolate had more bio-available iron than even red meat! I don't know who to believe anymore.
@ramyassaf4197 agreed, but you have to be able to interpret the study and know how well it was produced and funded. I know becausexi studied health sciences
I have many anemia symptoms including dizziness and light headedness and weakness. My legs at the moment aren't working well. Not much strength or stability. I've started taking a vegan iron supplement. I'm a long time vegan person. Not able to eat as much fresh stuff as I would like now because my refrigerator isn't working.
A lot of this is an inflated concern. Just like she stated at the beginning of the talk, we don't actually lose iron at a very fast rate. Couple that with the fact that our absorption capacity is linked to the ammout of iron stores we have built and it provides context to absorption rates. Plant based absorption isn't simply fixed like she is portraying. Animal based sources are largely fixed. I.e. your body can't decide not to absorb even if you already have too much iron. Essentially this is not as serious as the common fear based myth would lead you to believe.
lentils do have large amounts of iron she is right compared to vegetables. but again Indian diet is huge on lentils yet they are highly iron deficient and b12 deficient
Lentil is just a good option for Vegan since they don't have much choice but that does not mean it is a good option in general and that it is enough. Plus nobody eats lentils every single day. Plus Indians also drink a looooot of tea which decreases iron absorption.
I feel it is the Tumeric and spices they use...I recently found out that most Indian spices have tannins (or enzyme like tannins) like tea and coffee and inhibit iron absorption. Plus Indian food uses Cows milk, which also cancels out iron absorption.
Chelated Iron (i.e. Ferrochel) works well for Vegetarians as I know. It is basically heme iron for Vegans 😊 I take chelated iron and it works wonders for me.
Yes plant foods and take a ride through your digestive check while you don't absorb as much of the vitamins and minerals in some cases but this is not a bad thing because people who eat lots of meat tend to be too high in these things and end up with health problems because of that. You're looking at individual vitamins and thinking you know how they work when in science we don't know how Whole foods work as a whole in a complete holistic way but we do know that looking through population studies especially using The Seventh-Day Adventist and a few other studies and then if you look at all the other studies abroad majority of the information says the more plants you eat the better all the way up to vegan. But are there unhealthy vegans you bet because there's junk food that has no meat in it no eggs no dairy no fish and there's a lot of ethical vegans who think as long as there's no animals in it who cares because they don't really care about their health. Unfortunately this crowds the statistics with many of health problems that people say you'll get if you go on a vegan diet but it's not the vegan diet it's the junk food diet that vegans go on that paints that image.. for the planet for the animals and for your own health a whole food plant-based diet is what we all need to adopt... Take vitamin B12 because when we stopped eating stuff from the dirt thankfully for us at the time we survived because animals ate dirt and we ate those animals but the animals you could say were a supplement for our original diet and now we need to take a supplement still it's called a vitamin B12 tablet...
Well most women lack iron because they don't even know that we need it more than men (because of our menstrual period), they don't know where to find it, and many are exhausted but can't even think it's because of iron deficiency until they get tested. Ask any Family Doctor or Dermatologists who have to deal with hair loss what is lacking in today's population. The answer is vit D for everybody in non (tropical sunny areas) and iron for women and female teenagers.
@@HereDiianas watch Morley Robbins, he tells about how match copper and magnesium play roll in iron deficiency and other interesting things that most people don't know.
I'm a vegan......no iron problems.
My husband is an omnivore, he is iron deficient.
Very informative
I"m very confused. They said chocolate was not a very bioavailable source of iron, but I read a few articles recently that claimed dark chocolate had more bio-available iron than even red meat! I don't know who to believe anymore.
Learn to read studies and compare and judge them yourself
watch Morley Robbins, he tells about how match copper and magnesium play roll in iron deficiency.
@ramyassaf4197 agreed, but you have to be able to interpret the study and know how well it was produced and funded. I know becausexi studied health sciences
Dark chocolate is high in tannins that bind to the iron and make it hard to absorb
Have orange juice wgich has vitamic c to increase absorption if your veggie or vegan.
This was excellent!
Pumpkin seed butter. Jars of it. With an apple.
@Sylvia S yeah either would work
@Sylvia S just remember to leave the cheese off as calcium seriously affects iron uptake
The best vegan way to get iron is to eat some beef and egg. It’s the best way to get iron while vegan trust me
@@bob-wx4po That's like saying the best way to find excitement in life as an antinatalist is to have kids.
@@giftedguitarist161 pretty sure he was being sarcastic
I have many anemia symptoms including dizziness and light headedness and weakness. My legs at the moment aren't working well. Not much strength or stability. I've started taking a vegan iron supplement. I'm a long time vegan person. Not able to eat as much fresh stuff as I would like now because my refrigerator isn't working.
Beetroot juice?
A lot of this is an inflated concern. Just like she stated at the beginning of the talk, we don't actually lose iron at a very fast rate. Couple that with the fact that our absorption capacity is linked to the ammout of iron stores we have built and it provides context to absorption rates. Plant based absorption isn't simply fixed like she is portraying. Animal based sources are largely fixed. I.e. your body can't decide not to absorb even if you already have too much iron.
Essentially this is not as serious as the common fear based myth would lead you to believe.
So what youre saying is that the body absorbs as much iron as needed on a plant base diet and on a meat eating diet there is no limit?
lentils do have large amounts of iron she is right compared to vegetables. but again Indian diet is huge on lentils yet they are highly iron deficient and b12 deficient
Lentil is just a good option for Vegan since they don't have much choice but that does not mean it is a good option in general and that it is enough. Plus nobody eats lentils every single day. Plus Indians also drink a looooot of tea which decreases iron absorption.
watch Morley Robbins, he tells about how match copper and magnesium play roll in iron deficiency
Have orange juice as it has vitamin c which increases absorption after iron foods.
I feel it is the Tumeric and spices they use...I recently found out that most Indian spices have tannins (or enzyme like tannins) like tea and coffee and inhibit iron absorption. Plus Indian food uses Cows milk, which also cancels out iron absorption.
B12 should be supplemented by vegans and most vegetarians.
Chelated Iron (i.e. Ferrochel) works well for Vegetarians as I know. It is basically heme iron for Vegans 😊 I take chelated iron and it works wonders for me.
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Yes plant foods and take a ride through your digestive check while you don't absorb as much of the vitamins and minerals in some cases but this is not a bad thing because people who eat lots of meat tend to be too high in these things and end up with health problems because of that. You're looking at individual vitamins and thinking you know how they work when in science we don't know how Whole foods work as a whole in a complete holistic way but we do know that looking through population studies especially using The Seventh-Day Adventist and a few other studies and then if you look at all the other studies abroad majority of the information says the more plants you eat the better all the way up to vegan. But are there unhealthy vegans you bet because there's junk food that has no meat in it no eggs no dairy no fish and there's a lot of ethical vegans who think as long as there's no animals in it who cares because they don't really care about their health. Unfortunately this crowds the statistics with many of health problems that people say you'll get if you go on a vegan diet but it's not the vegan diet it's the junk food diet that vegans go on that paints that image.. for the planet for the animals and for your own health a whole food plant-based diet is what we all need to adopt... Take vitamin B12 because when we stopped eating stuff from the dirt thankfully for us at the time we survived because animals ate dirt and we ate those animals but the animals you could say were a supplement for our original diet and now we need to take a supplement still it's called a vitamin B12 tablet...
Wrong Meat is human's natural diet.
Well most women lack iron because they don't even know that we need it more than men (because of our menstrual period), they don't know where to find it, and many are exhausted but can't even think it's because of iron deficiency until they get tested. Ask any Family Doctor or Dermatologists who have to deal with hair loss what is lacking in today's population. The answer is vit D for everybody in non (tropical sunny areas) and iron for women and female teenagers.
@@HereDiianas watch Morley Robbins, he tells about how match copper and magnesium play roll in iron deficiency and other interesting things that most people don't know.
ill stay vegan and not hurt animal for convenience, thats just too psycho for me no thx. ill stay vegan.
Have orange juice after which has vit c which increases absorption after protein plant foods. I do that.
Add bell peppers 🫑
BS!!
So probably best to consume iron-rich foods during the day and keep the calcium and cacao for the evening...