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DIETICIAN ASMA JAN
Every year 8th march is celebrated as international womens day.in 2025,the theme for international womens day is ACCELERATE ACTION emphasizing the importance of taking swift and decisive steps to achieve gender equality.it calls for increased momentum and urgency in addressing the systematic barriers and biases that women face both in personal and professional spheres.
SUPER NUTRIENTS FOR SUPERWOMEN.
Health is the most important which every women should take care. Some of the most important nutrients which females need to pay attention are:
Iron
Vitamin B6,B12
Magnesium
Folate
Choline
Zinc
Calcium
Vitamin D
Iodine
Although carbohydrates, proteins, fats are also very important for females but most of the women are deficient of the above mentioned vitamins and minerals. Therefore focus on these nutrients should be done right from the weaning stage of females.
| Nutrients | Sources | Deficiency can cause |
| Iron | Meat,beans,organ meat | Anemia,poor appetite,weakness etc |
| Vit b6 | Soyabeans,poultry,banana,oats | Anemia,numbness,scaly skin etc |
| Vit b12 | Meat,fish,organ meat,dairy,eggs | Weak muscles nausea,numbness,weight loss etc |
| Magnesium | Legumes,seeds,nuts,brown rice,banana,apricots | Weakness lethargy |
| Folate | Green leafy vegetables,beans,fruits | Weakness,changes in skin,hair nails |
| Choline | Meat,fish eggs,seeds | Muscle aches tingling,mood changes |
| Zinc | Nuts meat poultry | Loss of appetite,hair loss |
| Calcium | Dairy ,figs,cumin, green leafy vegetables | Osteoporosis,muscle cramps,tingling |
| Vit d | Fatty fish,mushrooms,sunlight | Depression,frequent illness,anxiety etc |
| iodine | Iodised salt,seafoods | Thyroid issues,weight gain,etc |
