What food do i avoid when i have been diagnosed with Hemochromatosis i.e too much iron in the body ?

i have been given a diet sheet but it is very vauge!

red meat mainly.
try not to drink orange juice with your cereal etc in the morning...lower overall vit c intake too

My answer wasn't vague at all. I hope the asker will use it. Report It

red meet, chicken would be ok, orange juice or anything high in VIt C as Vit C help your body absorb iron. Don't eat to much leafy green.

the following is a list of iron -rich foods to avoid: Heme Iron, found in animal sources, is highly available for absorption. Non-heme iron on the other hand, found in vegetable sources, is less available. Iron rich foods of an iron rich diet are listed below:


Iron Rich Foods containing Heme Iron

Excellent Sources Good Sources

Clams
Pork Liver
Oysters
Chicken Liver
Mussels
Beef Liver

Beef
Shrimp
Sardines
Turkey



Iron Rich Foods containing Non-Heme Iron

Excellent Sources Good Sources

Enriched breakfast cereals
Cooked beans and lentils
Pumpkin seeds
Blackstrap Molasses

Canned beans
Baked potato with skin
Enriched pasta
Canned asparagus

Forensic and prefect are right, the other answer was a textbook answer, which should have been on your diet sheet already.