NURSING ANM AND GNM

Detailed explanation-1: -Top animal-based sources of iron include: red meats (beef, lamb, veal, pork, kangaroo). The redder the meat, the higher it is in iron.

Detailed explanation-2: -While red meat is an important source of iron, this important mineral is also widespread in plant foods including grains, nuts, seeds, dried fruit and green leafy vegetables.

Detailed explanation-3: -Iron, as a component of hemoglobin in erythrocytes (red blood cells), is required for transporting oxygen around the body and, in the form of myoglobin, for the storage and use of oxygen in muscles. The oxygen released in the tissues from hemoglobin is used in oxidative metabolism.