Study title and authors:
Influence of dietary and socio-demographic factors on the iron status of married adolescent girls from Indian urban slums.
Tupe R, Chiplonkar SA, Kapadia-Kundu N.
Agharkar Research Institute, G G Agarkar Road, Pune, India.
This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18608535
The study explored the influence of dietary factors of iron bioavailability in 173 married adolescent girls in India.
The prevalence of iron deficiency was 25.1%, and anemia was seen in 46.4% of the girls.
The study found a diet high in phytates resulted in the low bioavailable iron intakes.
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High concentrations of phytates occur in the following foods:•Most whole grain cereal foods (wheat, rye, rice, oats)
•Nuts and seeds (pumpkin, sunflower)
•Soybeans, other types of beans
•Potatoes
•Artichokes
•Blackberries
•Broccoli•Carrots
•Figs
•Strawberries
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Recipe of the day
Lamb and Asparagus
Food Mall: Boneless Lamb
Ingredients:
• 1 chopped red onion
• 3 garlic cloves crushed
• 1/2 c of dry white wine
• 3 c of steamed sliced asparagus
• 1 1/2 lb boneless lamb chopped into small cubes
• Freshly-ground black pepper to taste
Instructions:
Steam asparagus. Heat a large frying pan and add 1/2 of the wine. Bring to the boil and add the onion and garlic, cook until softened.
Add the lamb and cook for about 6 minutes.
Add the rest of the wine and the asparagus. Cover and cook for about 10 minutes, until lamb is tender.
Pepper to taste.
