Bad habits of drinking tea with meals may cause anemia symptoms.

A 27-year-old woman named Wang from Kaohsiung has been drinking 2,000 to 3,000 cc of green tea every day for the past seven or eight years.lose weightNot only did she not lose much weight, she also often felt dizzy. She went to Kaohsiung Medical College for a checkup and was found to have severe "iron deficiency anemia". Doctors reminded tea drinkers to be especially careful and avoid drinking tea or coffee during or after meals, because the tannin in tea or coffee will combine with iron and reduce iron absorption.
Symptoms of iron deficiency anemia

Ms. Wang is not picky about food, but as a result of drinking a lot of tea, she has often felt tired and has a bad complexion in the past six months. Hematologists suggest that if you often feel weak, dizzy, palpitating, and pale, you may want to check yourself first: stand in front of a mirror and turn up your lower eyelids to observe the color of the lower eyelids; or turn up your lower lip to check the color of the gums and lower lip mucosa. If it is pale and lacks blood color, it is best to go to the hematology and oncology department for examination.

Although iron deficiency anemia is not fatal, it affects the quality of life and children's learning. Because iron is an essential mineral for the human body to produce hemoglobin in red blood cells, if there is not enough iron, hemoglobin synthesis is insufficient, and the amount of oxygen carried by red blood cells to various tissues is insufficient, causing tissue and organ hypoxia, people are prone to fatigue, dizziness, pale face, rapid heartbeat, low blood pressure, and also affect memory and learning ability.

How to take iron effectively？

Based on the opinions of doctors and nutritionists, the following suggestions can effectively intake iron:

■Eat more red meat and lean meat:

Liver, pork, beef, clams, pig or duck blood are all good sources of iron and are rich in protein, which helps iron absorption. Generally, the redder the color, the higher the heme iron content. However, please be reminded that people with high cholesterol should not eat more of these foods. You can try the following other suggestions.

■Eat more high-iron vegetables and beans:

Cereal breakfast foods, peanuts, red beans, peas, soybeans and other legumes, as well as dark vegetables such as red amaranth and sweet potato leaves, are not only high in iron, but also contain folic acid that helps make red blood cells. These foods can be cooked with lean meat to increase iron absorption.

■ Vitamin C can promote iron absorption: Vitamin C can promote the body's absorption of iron in plant foods. Therefore, vegetarians can eat more foods containing iron and vitamin C, such as melon seeds, black sesame seeds, nuts, hair algae, strawberries, etc., or drink a glass of orange juice with meals, which will double the body's absorption of iron.

■Add complementary foods to infants and young children: Remember to add complementary foods rich in iron to infants and young children over 6 months old.

Iron deficiency is the most common type of anemia and a common problem among women. To avoid iron deficiency anemia, in addition to not drinking tea with meals, you should also pay attention to the effects of calcium. The calcium and phosphate in milk or cheese will hinder the absorption of iron. If you want to take more calcium and iron, it is best to stagger them. For example, drink milk at breakfast or snack time to supplement calcium, and mainly take high-iron foods for lunch and dinner.