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Originally Posted by krisk
that's incredibly incorrect. there are scaads of anemic teenaged girls and young women that are anemic and veg heads. talk to almost any doc who deals with this age of girl that has become a veg and watch him/her start hair tearing. they need the meat especially around their cycle
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As I understand it calorie for calorie, there are actually a few vegetables with a similar high iron content as meat. But the body absorbs less from vegetables than from meat.
Once again: As long as you have a somewhat varied vegetarian diet, I don't think it's much of a problem.
At least that is what the vegans say
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Vegans have a high dietary iron intake and although iron from plant sources is less well absorbed than that from meat, high levels of vitamin C in the diet enhances iron absorption. Studies show that the iron status of vegans is usually normal, and iron deficiency is no more common than in the general population.
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http://www.vegansociety.com/food/nutrition/iron.php