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erum minhas:
dear all :huh

use vit c but not more than 100 mg with desferal and if heart is involved not use more than 50 mg daily(1-2 mg/kg/day is dose), vit A,C,E are anti oxidants ,they help a lot along this zinc has some importance, its better to give multivitamin containing these three vitamins.

erum minhas :wink

Zaini:
Dear Dr Erum,

Can you tell me any brand name of multivitamin and minerals which does not contain any iron? And have trace elements such as copper and selenium too?

I am also looking for a B-Complex for my daughter,i bought Surbex syrup but it contains 100 mg Vitamin C :( .

Thanks for your input :)

Zaini.

tyson:
if i take inositol will it do anything or does it have to be inositol hexaphosphate?
I cant find IP6 where where i am :(

nice friend:
hey i think pomegranate is good for iron defficiency anemia , as i red some diet charts on few site , in those chart they mentioned some food and vegies those was rich in iron  like green leafy vegies , i think we have to figure out it first that pomegranate  is good for which type of anemia and wat is the mechanism of work according to that they are claiming that  pomegranate is good .. i researched on a few fruits amost alll the fruits & vegies which are anti-oxidant are rich in iron as well , e.g Beetroot  that is a good anti-oxidant but hhas alot of iron as well , nearly 1mg iron per 150gram ( not sure, and a alittle Vit-c as well to absorp iron .. soo al amost all anti-oxidant fruits n vegies also contains Iron and vit-c  ... and also pomergranate as well ..  i think , food and nutrients mechanism varies between thals and non-thals , like its common saying that red meat is good and it make blood , but you know that in wat way red meat help'es body to make healthy/blood ..... thats wat i think and need your feedback as well ... soo please correct me if i m wrng , i wll appreciate the correction .... thats wat i wana say .........

Best Regards
Take Care
Umair

Andy Battaglia:
Umair,

You need to make a distinction between foods that have heme iron and those with non-heme iron. Meats contain the much more readily absorbed heme iron, while plant foods contain non-heme iron, which is very poorly absorbed. Also, 1 mg iron is not much and you easily get anywhere from 10-20 mg iron from your diet daily. The antioxidant value of fruits far outweighs any concern about iron content. One whole pomegranate contains .8 mg iron. If you look at any fruit or vegetable you have similar results. The iron is only a small factor on why these foods are good for blood building. They are loaded with vitamins and trace minerals and have great antioxidant value. By the way, one unit of blood contains a whopping 250 mg iron. This should really put things in perspective. Do not deprive yourself of the antioxidants and trace minerals in fruits and vegetables when it is the blood itself that is the main source of excess iron in your body.

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