May Help With Symptoms of Anemia

Consuming fava beans, which are high in iron, may alleviate anemia symptoms. Hemoglobin, a protein that enables your red blood cells to transport oxygen throughout your body, is produced from iron. Anemia, which is characterized by exhaustion, weakness, lightheadedness, and shortness of breath, can result from an iron shortage. In one research of 200 young women, those who reported a diet low in iron were six times more likely to suffer anemia than those who claimed a diet high in iron.

Consuming fava beans and other iron-rich plant foods often may raise blood iron levels and lessen the effects of anemia. Fava beans, however, have a kind of iron that is better absorbed when combined with vitamin C from foods like bell peppers or citrus fruits. Additionally, fava beans should not be consumed by those who have the hereditary condition glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency since doing so may result in hemolytic anemia, a separate sort of blood problem.