Then, she should work with a dietitian to plan a vegetarian diet that is very rich in iron. Even after her iron levels return to normal, however, she may want to continue with a low dose iron supplement for a while until she is sure she can maintain adequate iron with diet alone. The bottom line is that, in order to have good iron nutrition, you need to eat a diet rich in iron. It doesn't matter where the iron comes from. I am a 23 year-old male and a pure vegetarian who also eats no onions or garlic.
Many people say that onions and garlic can help to kill germs in our body.
I have found that most vegetarians tend to be anemic. No, vegetarians are not necessarily normally skinny. As a group, vegetarians tend to weigh a little bit less than people who eat meat, but this is not a terribly big difference. And some vegetarians are overweight. However, if you are losing weight on your vegetarian diet that you don't want to lose or you are underweight, then you need to make some changes in your diet to increase calories.