Leafy Greens and Calcium Absorption | Doctor's Mailbag with Dr. Neal Barnard and Lee Crosby, RD, LD
The Exam Room by the Physicians Committee
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🗓️ 15 December 2020
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
Can you absorb calcium from all leafy greens or are there some that it isn't possible? Dr. Neal Barnard and dietitian Lee Crosby have the answers!
They join "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll on this episode of The Exam Room™ podcast as he opens the Doctor's Mailbag to answer questions about calcium and much more!
Other questions answered:
- How much calcium do you actually need?
- Is erythritol a good sugar substitute?
- What is the maximum amount of sugar you should eat each day?
- When is it safe to stop cholesterol medication after going vegan?
- How can you get complete protein on a plant-based diet?
- And many more!
If you have a question you'd like to ask the doctors on the show, tweet it to @ChuckCarrollWLC using #ExamRoomLive.
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| 0:00.0 | Is it true that we cannot absorb calcium |
| 0:02.7 | that is found in spinach and Swiss chard? |
| 0:05.1 | That is an excellent question. |
| 0:06.6 | They're both high in a compound called oxalate. |
| 0:09.4 | So oxalate basically binds to the calcium |
| 0:11.5 | that's in those vegetables. |
| 0:13.0 | Does that mean you're getting zero absorption? |
| 0:15.1 | Like how much are you really getting? |
| 0:17.7 | So there's a study for that. |
| 0:19.8 | Well, hello there and welcome to the Exam Room Podcast. |
| 0:32.1 | Brought to you by the Physicians Committee. |
| 0:34.2 | Hi, I am the Weight Loss Champion Chuck Carroll. |
| 0:37.0 | Thank you so very much for giving this show a listen, |
| 0:39.6 | or a view, or a download. |
| 0:42.3 | Wherever it is in the world that you are, |
| 0:45.0 | we appreciate the fact that you are here. |
| 0:49.9 | And you are here for a special edition of the Doctors' Mailbag, |
| 0:53.8 | because really, this is not just the Doctors' Mailbag. |
| 0:58.4 | Today on the show, teaming up with Dr. Neil Barnard |
| 1:01.3 | is Dietitian Lee Crosby. |
| 1:04.8 | So this is really one of the more well-rounded Q&As |
| 1:08.1 | that we've ever done on the Exam Room, |
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