Everyone knows the hematogen since childhood. But have you ever wondered what it is made of? If not, then this article will be a kind of discovery for you.
Hematogen is a dietary supplement or prophylactic drug to eliminate anemia. The active substance in it is albumin black food. It is believed that it successfully improves the composition of the blood, in particular - increases hemoglobin.
Because albumin is black food - and there is blood itself. Yes, it is made from the dry blood of cows. Naturally, to improve taste, honey, condensed milk and other pleasant additives are added to the hematogen. But it is albumin black food that determines its main property - an increase in hemoglobin.
Although, in fact, its usefulness is being questioned
And that's why:
- Firstly, in comparison with other modern drugs for eliminating anemia, it loses. In addition, not every organism can absorb food albumin, especially in the presence of certain diseases.
- Secondly, blood is the most harmful product of all products of animal origin. Since it contains all the information, including the emotions that the animal experienced on the eve of death. If you do not really believe in it - this is your right. Then you have the following arguments.
- For example, the question arises of the purification of raw materials, that is, the blood that is used to produce it. So in the West they approach cleaning much more seriously than ours. Since the blood can contain pathogens of various infectious diseases, as well as the remains of drugs and hormones. All this may not turn out to be in favor of your health. And if you take into account that children use this product most often - even more so.
Or maybe not everything is so sad?
Whether or not to use the good old hematogen in food is up to you. In the end, if it is allowed by the Nutrition Institutes and other serious institutions, then surely not everything is so bad.
After all, albumin black food contains many amino acids. And blood is processed in such a way that the value of red blood cells does not suffer. In addition, vitamin A is still present in it, so it favorably affects the skin and eyesight. All this allows him to be present in the diet with malnutrition.
But only as a medicine. And in no case as an easily accessible sweetness. Because with uncontrolled use, albumin in the urine can be observed, more precisely, its excess. This happens either with thick blood, which can be observed in a child only in the presence of pathologies, or with abuse of the hematogen. And this will not lead to anything good.
So in what doses can hematogen relish?
Not as much as they want. For children under 6 years old - 25 g each (but not at a time, but per day!), Up to 12 years old - no more than 35, and for everyone else, including adults - only 50 g per day. For babies up to 3 years old, it is too early to try this delicacy.
It is worth saying more about the elderly. They are also not shown food albumin. Since with age, the need for iron is reduced. It is not for nothing that with age they recommend eating less meat. Since an excess of iron leads to senile dementia, heart problems. And also all other diseases progress, the cause of which is thick and viscous blood. This hemorrhoids, thrombophlebitis, and strokes. So here it’s not up to hematogen.
So how much you need to feed your children with albumin - you have to decide for yourself. After all, there are other ways to increase hemoglobin. It can be just the consumption of meat, in particular the liver, as well as an increase in the diet of plant foods. It should be noted that the latter themselves do not make up for the lack of iron, but contribute to its better absorption and assimilation.
And if there are more serious health problems, the doctor will advise you on the necessary and effective drugs in your case.