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"SD" > wrote:

>
> Leafy dark greens are hard to come by - except cabbage. He's on iron
> supplements twice a day plus folic acid and doxycycline antibiotic. His
> doctor wants iron rich foods added to his diet also. He is being
> treated for ehrlichiosis (tick fever). The anemia and glaucoma are the
> result of the rickettsial disease process.
>
> Sandi
>

Here is a chart for you. It appears that clams are superior to beef in
iron content! This was a surprise to me. :-)

http://www.bchealthguide.org/healthfiles/hfile68d.stm

Hope this helps?

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