EVERYDAY REVOLUTIONARY
19TH MAY 2015
Why An Iron Fish
Can Make You
Stronger
When Canadian science graduate Christopher Charles visited Cambodia six years ago he discovered that anaemia was a huge public health problem. In developing countries, such as Cambodia, the condition is particularly widespread with almost 50% of women and children suffering from the condition, which is mainly caused by iron deficiency.
Dr Charles had a novel idea. Inspired by previous research which showed that cooking in cast iron pots increased the iron content of food, he decided to put a lump of iron into the cooking pot, made from melted-down metal.
“Boil up water or soup with the iron fish for at least 10MINUTES
. ThatENHANCES the iron which leaches from it. You can then take it out. Now add a little lemon juice which is important for the absorption of the iron.”
If the iron fish is used every day in theCORRECT way, Dr Charles says it should provide 75% of an adult’s daily recommended intake of iron – and even more of a child’s.
One woman and her daughter, who are part of a current trial in Preah Vihear Province, told the BBC they would use it during cooking.
“I’m happy, the blood test results show that I have the iron deficiency problem, so I hope will be cured and will be healthySOON. I think all the people in Sekeroung village will like the fish, because fish is our everyday food.”
-> Read more about Dr. Charles’ research
-> Learn about the effects of anemia
Buy a Lucky Iron Fish and one will be donated to the Sihanouk Hospital Center of Hope in Cambodia
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