Eating jaggery and gram (Gur–Chana) in a week in a fasting state

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To prevent the current epidemic of anemia in the society, one should resume the traditional weekly eating of Gur and Chana in a fasting state, said Padmashri & Dr. B.C. Roy National Awardee, Dr. KK Aggarwal, President Heart Care Foundation of India and MTNL Perfect Health Mela.

In the past, it was a ritual for a child bearing age women to observe Santoshi Mata Vrata on every Friday where it was compulsory to eat Gur and Chana in a fasting state. That used to prevent anemia in the society.

Gur and Chana are high in iron and folic acid. It is a well known phenomenon that iron is absorbed better in a fasting state. If eaten with food, iron absorption is not proper.

By eating Gur and Chana once in a week in a fasting state, it is possible to fight anemia in the society.

Recently, WHO has also suggested that one should take weekly tablets of iron and folic acid in a fasting state. Traditional eating of gur and chana once in a week in a fasting state is better than consuming iron and folic acid tablets.