Asked • 12/04/24

Should we avoid spinach and other vegetables high in oxalate?

It would make sense for most people to reduce foods that contain oxalic acid from the biochemical standpoint. It is conditioned by the presence of inorganic form of calcium in the system, which will crystallize after binding with oxalic acid and cause harm. Oxalic acid itself can also be in organic, meaning "ionic" form when raw and will not form harmful salts with ionic calcium. It is dangerous when oxalic acid is cooked, plus inorganic form of calcium is present in the body.

In essence, cooked vegetables would contain oxalate, not the fresh/raw ones.

Understanding energies in food is very essential and does not contradict the physical component, but on the other hand completes it and comes practical in many ways.


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