Whether this is linked to a higher. resistance to apoptosis or to the altered glucose metab-. olism is currently not known. Oncogenic stress and alteration of glucose. metabolism. Hypoxia is not the only driving force that leads to. abnormal glycolytic ï¬ux in cancer cells.
Following a restrictive diet that omits many foods increases your risk of having low ferritin. There are two forms of iron â animal foods contain heme iron, while plants contain non-heme iron. Eat plenty of vegetables, beans, lentils, whole grains and fortified foods for non-heme iron. You can find heme iron in eggs, meat, fish, poultry and seafood. Oatmeal and ready-to-eat cereals are fortified with iron also.
Foods rich in vitamin C (e.g., citrus fruits and fresh vegetables), eaten with small amounts of heme iron-containing foods, such as meat, may increase the amount of nonheme iron absorbed from cereals, beans, and other vegetables.