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NHS Urges People to Avoid These Two Hot Drinks with a Meal
The NHS advises waiting an hour between meals and coffee or tea to avoid tannins reducing iron absorption, which can cause iron deficiency anemia symptoms.
- The NHS advises delaying hot drinks by about an hour around meals, as tannins in coffee and tea reduce iron absorption when consumed with or shortly after food.
- Tannins, a plant compound found in coffee beans, bind dietary iron and reduce absorption when coffee or tea is consumed with cereal and iron-rich foods.
- The NHS notes symptoms such as brittle nails, hair loss, dizziness, headaches, and warns that iron deficiency can lead to iron deficiency anaemia if uncorrected, affecting oxygen transport and overall health.
- To protect iron uptake, the NHS recommends eating iron-rich foods like red meat, fortified cereals, beans and pulses, green vegetables, nuts, seeds, and dried fruit, and pairing meals with Vitamin C sources; it also suggests steaming greens rather than boiling to preserve nutrients.
- Reported on the NHS website and via media partner USA Today, the guidance urges waiting an hour between hot drinks and meals to protect iron absorption, as many still pair cereal with tea or coffee.
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NHS urges people to avoid these 2 hot drinks with a meal to prevent health issues
The NHS is urging people to not drink cups of tea and coffee with meals as it could result in low iron and cause health issues such as headaches
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