Australian Healthy Food Guide – June 2019

Havingenoughironisimportantforenergylevels,

brainfunction—andmore.Butifyou’verecently

gonemeatfree,areyougettingenoughiron?

O

neinthreeAustralian

womendontgetenough

iron,and2–5percent

sufferfromanaemiaasaresult.

Partofthereasonisthatgetting

enoughironcanbecomplicated,

especiallyifyoudon’thavemuch

redmeatinyourdiet.

Ifyou’relackingenergyorare

feelingabitrun-down,it’sworth

gettingyourironlevelstestedby

yourGP,whomaysuggestiron

supplementsatcertainstagesin

yourlife.Womenloseironduring

menstruation,sothey’reoftenat

moreriskofirondeficiencyand

irondeficiencyanaemia.Here’s

howtogettheironyouneed.

GET YOUR

IRON FIX

Going

meat

free?

Text: Brooke Delfi no & Katrina Pace. Photos: iStock.

hfg FEATURES

JUNE 2019 HEALTHY FOOD GUIDE 25