Use of beetroot (Beta vulgaris) as an alternative for treatment of iron deficiency anemia
Beetroot (Beta vulgaris) is a versatile vegetable that provides extensive health benefits for what it has been used as therapy in various diseases, due to its high content in vitamins, minerals, fiber and antioxidants. An application of interest of consumption of beetroot is because to its high iron...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2022 |
| País: | México |
| Recursos: | UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE HIDALGO |
| Repositorio: | Educación y salud Boletín Científico Instituto de Ciencias de la Salud Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repository.uaeh.edu.mx:article/7743 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://repository.uaeh.edu.mx/revistas/index.php/ICSA/article/view/7743 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | Beetroot Beta vulgaris iron deficiency anemia iron hemoglobin Betabel anemia ferropénica hierro hemoglobina |
| Resumo: | Beetroot (Beta vulgaris) is a versatile vegetable that provides extensive health benefits for what it has been used as therapy in various diseases, due to its high content in vitamins, minerals, fiber and antioxidants. An application of interest of consumption of beetroot is because to its high iron content, mineral that favours the increase of serum hemoglobin in iron deficiency anemia. Therefore, the objective the present manuscript was to show evidence on the use of beetroot in the treatment of iron deficiency anemia, through a review of the most recent research. The interventions report that the consumption of 200 mL of beetroot juice in fasting favours the intestinal absorption of iron for a period of 6 weeks, which helps to increase the concentrations of hemoglobin (14.21 g/dL), serum iron (86.10 µg/dL) and ferritin (37.09 ng/dL), in addition to eliminating symptoms associated with anemia such as weakness, fatigue, palpitations, effort intolerance, and dyspnea. |
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