The risk of iron-deficiency anemia is highest for women who: 1  Are pregnant. Iron-deficiency anemia affects one in six pregnant women.1 You need more iron during pregnancy to support your unborn babyâs development. 2  Have heavy menstrual periods.
Letâs sum up what weâve learned in this chapterâ¦. 1  Choose fats found in fish, nuts, and vegetables. 2  Know your limits on fats, salt, and sugars. 3  Use the Nutrition Facts label on foods.  Choose and prepare foods and beverages with little salt (sodium) and/or added sugars (caloric sweeteners).
1 Doctors: Sugar is the body's preferred food, but we eat too much of it. 2  Added sugars need to be monitored instead of naturally occurring ones. 3  The American Heart Association says six teaspoons of added sugar is the daily limit for women. 4  The AHA recommends that men get no more than nine teaspoons of added sugar daily.