Updated On: 18 May, 2014 12:02 PM IST | | Nikshubha Garg
<p>Spinach, beetroot, dates, apples, bananas and jaggery are commonly recommended for anaemic patients. Nikshubha Garg talks to nutritionists to find out six super foods that will increase your haemoglobin and iron levels, add a spring to your step and get you fighting fit against illnesses </p>

Eating Vitamin C rich food accelerates the absorption of iron in the body
Anaemia, a condition where the red blood cells (RBCs) or haemoglobin levels decrease in the human body, is on the rise in India, thanks to working professionals’ odd hours, irregular eating habits and a frenetic pace of life. According to survey conducted by The World Health Organisation (WHO) two billion people — over 30 per cent of the world’s population — are anaemic.

Eat dry fruits such as figs, peanuts, black raisins every two hours to not feel tired