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Blood Conditions

Can Diet Increase Albumin Level?

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Michele Harvey

Albumin, a blood protein, is routinely measured to assess overall health status. Albumin has also been commonly used to determine nutritional health, but the interpretation of albumin levels -- and how to manage low levels -- has changed in recent years.

Michele Harvey began writing professionally in 2004. Her writing, pertaining to the arts, appears regularly in "I Love Chile News." Since successfully completing two years of creative writing workshops, her poetry has appeared in several literary magazines, including "The Litchfield Review" and "The Wazee Journal." She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in dietetics and nutrition from Florida International University.