Effect of Dietary Protein Levels and Iron given by Oral Administration for Pregnancy Anemia of Rats

Abstract

It has been known that pregnancy anemia was caused by iron deficiency and also many of patients were found in the level of low protein intake people.We studied the relationship between dietary protein levels and iron given by stomach tube to pregnancy anemia of rats during gestation.Rats were divided into four groups depending on the level of protein intake, 26% protein contents and 7% protein contents and also each group were separated two groups, iron given and no iron given group.Concerning to the effect of iron given for anemia, iron had more effect for growth of embryo, Hb and RBC in the high protein group during gestation. In case of newborn rats, Hb and RBC were taken good effect by iron given in the low protein group but no effect in the high protein group.The embryo avariciously absorbs protein and iron or any other materials he needs from his mother in spite of high and low protein intake.It will have more effect for pregnancy anemia to give iron material and high protein diet than iron material only during gestation.