In Ukraine you get an arm’s length list of foods and drinks that you must not eat and drink before donating blood, but when you search for this information in English, all you get is “less fatty foods, more iron-rich foods, and no alcohol.”
I’ve seen lists that include nuts, dates, beetroot, etc.—all rich in iron—and yet they’re prohibited. Spicy, smoked and pickled foods are also prohibited, as are bananas, blueberries and grapes. None of these are even mentioned in English articles.
In addition, these lists often have different waiting periods (before donation) and some have no waiting periods at all, as if they were chosen arbitrarily.
In: Biology
For waiting periods do you mean after eating recently? Or waiting period before you can donate again?
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