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Iron and Folic acid are the two nutrients needed by body to form the hemoglobin.
There are varies preparations of iron like Ferrous Sulfate,Ferrous Fumarate,Ferrous ascorbate etc containing elemental Iron about 60 mg/tablet. One or two tablets to be taken once or twice a day for about 3 months.This will cause feces black in color and patient to be told not to worry about it. Folic acid is present in good quantity in green leafyvegetables. But usually added in Iron tablet, about 1 to 1.5 mg/ tablet. The old method of using rusted iron pots for cooking willeliminatelarge scale anemia in society. Because only 3 mg, at the most 5 mg elemental Iron is needed daily, by human body. If the patient is strict vegan, a shot of Vitamin B 12(Cynocobalamine.) should be given to to him every 3 to 6 months. As this Vitamin needed by body is present only in non-veg food.
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