To prevent anemia, we must first pay attention to it from the understanding. Even mild anemia will have an impact on personal health and future work ability. Common measures to control iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia can be divided into the following categories:
1. Improve eating habits and establish healthy eating behaviors. The goal is to increase iron intake and bioavailability, and to consume more nutrients involved in erythropoiesis, such as vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin B2, folic acid and vitamin B 12. Eat a variety of foods, including meat, poultry and fish containing heme iron, other foods rich in iron and foods rich in vitamin C, such as grains, vegetables and fruits. Change bad habits such as partial eclipse and picky eaters; Minimize the inhibiting factors of iron absorption, such as reducing the intake of polyphenols (tea, coffee); Cook in an iron pan; Pay attention to food hygiene; Increase energy consumption through physical activity, so that the increased iron-rich food does not increase the risk of obesity.
2. Eating iron fortified foods and using iron fortified foods are effective methods to prevent iron deficiency anemia, which have been used in developed countries for more than 50 years. The United States began to add fortified iron to flour from 194 1, and fortified foods were widely used in developing countries since the 1990s. In recent years, China has begun to promote iron-fortified soy sauce, and the use of iron-fortified soy sauce to prevent anemia has achieved good results in some areas of China.
3. If anemia is caused by parasites, iron supplementation and anthelmintic treatment should be carried out. Anemia caused by frequent infection should be treated and controlled.
4. Iron supplement therapy and iron supplements. Iron supplementation therapy is aimed at patients with iron deficiency anemia. Generally, oral ferrous sulfate with low price and obvious effect is taken under the guidance of a doctor. Daily iron supplementation is mainly to prevent iron deficiency anemia.