Dietary Management of Nutritional Anaemia

Dietary Management of Iron Deficiency Anaemia

Treatment for iron-deficiency anaemia will depend on the cause and severity of the condition. Treatments may include dietary changes and supplements, medicines, and surgery. Severe iron-deficiency anaemia may require treatment in hospital,

blood transfusions, iron rejections, or intravenous iron therapy. (West, 1996).

Dietary Management of Pernicious Anaemia

Pernicious anaemia is treated by replacing the missing vitamin B₁₂ in the body by eating food rich in vitamin B₁₂People who have this disease may need lifelong treatment. (West, 1996).

Reference

West, C.E. (1996). "Strategies to control nutritional anaemia". Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 64 (5): 789–90.