Thalassemia Faq's

• A well-balanced diet with adequate folic acid supply is a necessity. Foods with high iron content should be avoided, particularly meat because heme iron is especially well absorbed. Vitamin C assists absorption of dietary iron; patients should avoid co-ingesting vitamin C and iron-rich foods.
• Alternatively, drinking tea with iron-rich foods helps chelate some of the iron before it is absorbed in the bowels.

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