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 [...]
Patient was educated on Non-Heme Iron as follows: Iron in the human body is available in two forms- Heme Iron and Non-Heme Iron. Non-Heme Iron Non-heme iron is present is abundance than heme iron. It is present on both meat and plant sources of iron. Non-heme iron although being abundantly available, is difficult to be absorbed in the intestines. Since vegetarian diets are consists of non-heme iron significantly, choice must be made selectively regarding the [...]
Patient was educated on Heme Iron as follows: Iron in the human body is available in two forms- Heme Iron and Non-Heme Iron. Heme iron Heme iron is less available compared to the non-heme iron. This is mainly present in the meat sources of iron. Heme iron though less available is easily absorbed in the intestines
Patient was educated on myoglobin as follows: Iron is an essential nutrient of human diet. About 70 percent of iron in human body is present in hemoglobin and myoglobin. Myoglobin is an iron containing protein that is present in cardiac and skeletal muscles. Myoglobin carries oxygen attached to it and serves as a storage unit of oxygen in the muscle. When muscles are exercised, myoglobin delivers oxygen to the muscles to maintain the activity of [...]
Patient was educated on the importance of iron as follows: Iron is an essential nutrient of human diet. Iron is required to produce functional red blood cells in the human body. Iron forms the central part of hemoglobin in the red blood cells. Hemoglobin helps pick up oxygen from the lungs, transport, and deliver it to the various body tissues. Once oxygen is delivered to the tissues, hemoglobin also helps pick up carbon dioxide from [...]