Women across the world lack access to basic menstrual hygiene products due to various reasons. To create awareness about the same and also educate people about the importance of maintaining good menstrual hygiene, every year May 28 is observed as Menstrual Hygiene Day. The theme of Menstrual Hygiene Day this year is ‘It’s Time for Action’. To make up for this blood loss, women must consume healthy foods, suggests Daljit Kaur, chief clinical nutritionist at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute. Some foods women should include in their diet are:IronThere is additional iron loss in women due to menstruation, which they need to make up for.

Source: Indian Express May 28, 2019 05:15 UTC