Re: interesting discovery about Folic Acid and diabetics

"W. Baker" <wbaker@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> noneyabusiness <me@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> : On Tue, 27 Sep 2005 15:22:16 -0400, "Priscilla H. Ballou"
> : <vze23t8n@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> : >In article <p0g_e.10190$eB3.3639@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> : > "Robert Miles" <robertmiles@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> : >
> : >> "Priscilla H. Ballou" <vze23t8n@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> : >> news:vze23t8n-633762.13505027092005@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> : >> [snip]
> : >> > There's one timing thing I can never remember. I know you're not
> : >> > supposed to take your calcium at the same time as something else.
> Does
> : >> > anyone know what that something else is?
> : >> >
> : >> > Thanks!
> : >> >
> : >> > Priscilla
> : >>
> : >> I think it's magnesium.
> : >
> : >Hmmmm. I'd remembered it as being something that I might take and thus
> : >something I should remember, but?I don't take magnesium supplements.
> : >But don't calcium and magnesium come together in one pill a lot?
> : >
> : >Priscilla, confused
>
> : According to a book I use for reference ("Nutrition Almanac") the only
> : things that affect calcium absorbtion are a lack of magnesium, vitamin
> : D, and Hydrochloric Acid (in the stomach). There were no other
> : nutrients listed that were adversely affected by the presence of
> : calcium.
>
> : I do however remember something about dietary FIBER binding with some
> : nutrients and reducing absorbtion, and something about compounds in
> : certain foods inhibiting nutrient absorbtion (The only example I can
> : recall is something about the iron in spinach not being absorbed due
> : to some other component in the plant ... ?) but I can't find any
> : specific references at the moment.
>
> : ...
> Sorry I can't be more precise, but I remember learning htat although
> spinach contains a good deal of calcium, there is some acid in it that
> binds up the calcium , making it useless in the diet, so we chouldn't
> count spinavh as one of our calsium foods. For the life of me, I cannot
> remember wht the acid was in the spinach. Perhaps soms someone else can
> help here.
>
> Wendy


It was Oxalic Acid, which is strongly implicated in the formation of Calcium
Oxalate kidney stones. For normal people (not those who form those
particular kinds of kidney stones) there is no problem. That same acid
occurs in many other foods, tea, chocolate, leafy vegetables etc. etc.
--


Best Regards,
Evelyn

(to reply to me personally, remove 'sox')


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