Can your diet help check iron deficiency in time? Soak legumes, grains and seeds before cooking, use cast iron cookware

Iron deficiency can lead to anaemia and often dietary interventions can work to restore normal levels along with supplements. Soaking before cooking can help reduce levels of phytate, a compound that inhibits iron absorption. Tea, coffee, herbal infusions, calcium and phosphate from dairy products can inhibit iron absorption, says Dr Suranjit Chatterjee, Senior Consultant, Internal Medicine, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, Delhi

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