The menstrual cycle: more iron for women

 The menstrual cycle: more iron for women

 

During the years of life that has the ability to have children, women need more iron than it needs as much as men. Why? To compensate for what women lose iron due to menstrual bleeding, which Adahmha each month. On average, women lose about a quarter cup of blood with each menstrual period. And those who develop heavy menstrual bleeding may lose more. At the level of women who do not Aaudhan this iron lost, we find that the loss of iron with the menstrual cycle - a society with a shortage of supply of iron, and the many women's access to the diet, and low volume intake of vitamin C - contribute to iron deficiency and possibly in the incidence of anemia (anemia).
For women aged between 19 and 50 the amount of food recommended 18 milligrams of iron a day. During pregnancy, more than the recommended amount to 27 milligrams per day. If we wanted to compare, we find that the man who reached the age of majority (ie 19 years and older) needs only to 8 milligrams of iron a day.With the realization menopause, the lower the iron needs of women and equalized with the needs of men.
And so you get a sufficient amount of iron from your food, you eat foods rich in iron such as meat, poultry, iron-fortified food grain, rice supplied with iron, and legumes, eggs plot.Check with your doctor about taking supplements.

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