Patient/caregiver was educated on the sources for heme iron as follows:
- Heme iron is mainly present in the meat sources of iron.
- Heme iron is less available, but easily absorbed by the body than the non-heme iron.
- Organ meat and sea food is highly rich in heme iron than the muscle meat.
- Rich sources of heme iron include:
- Liver meat from chicken, cod, goose, pig, lamb, turkey, beef, and ox are very rich and first line sources of heme iron.
- Shell fish and sea food, such as, clams, oysters, mussels, fish are also very rich in heme iron.
- Muscle and game meat from chicken, beef, lamb, turkey, pork, and venison are rich in heme iron.
