Not able to absorb calcium from greens?

Luna blu

My mom read somthing about the oxilates…or something… in greens that make it very hard to absorb the calcium! has anyone heard of this? Any input?

So now she is hasseling me about eating a little yogurt! She has been so good with my raw choice up till she read this article. probably the research was funded by the dairy coucil!

Winona

Here’s information from the UFC medical center they say: The calcium content of plant foods is varied. Most vegetables, legumes, nuts, seeds, and dried fruit contain some calcium. Listed are selected significant sources of well-absorbed calcium.

AKAAuburnEyes

I’m not sure where I read it, if I can recall that I will share the source here, however I do remember reading the oxalates are not as big an issue with raw greens as they become with cooked greens. I also read that having citrus or tomato with greens aids in calcium absorption.

AKAAuburnEyes

Doing a quick search on the internet I did find this article : http://www.diseaseproof.com/archives/osteoporos…

I think I might have read about the calcium/oxalates in raw versus cooked greens “The Live Food Factor” by Susan Schenk, which I am still reading. Big book! Full of information!

anngoingraw

I’ve found a forum where they’ve been talking about this:

http://www.rawfoodtalk.com/showthread.php?t=37289

They say that oxalates aren’t a problem in a RAW diet, and that there are two things more important than calcium for our bones: magnesium and silica.

Luna blu

Cool, thanks guys. Looks like sesame seeds and spinach are the queens of calcium!! Both my folks have osteopenia, so you can see why they are worried about me. So I am armed now with better knowledge. No dairy for me. Yay.:)