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From:	Robin Granholm (83.250.1.84)
Subject:	For your great information on zinc and iron
Date:	May 4, 2013 at 4:03 am PST

Dear fellows, you may never need to worry about zinc or iron.

Zinc uptake is considerably increased by Vitamin B6 and low intake of phytic
acid.

I composed a diet on USDA search engine of 2500 calories of bananas, mangoes,
raspberries and romaine. It contains 8.5 mg's of B6. The RDA of is 1.3 mg's.
That's + 700%.

Phytic acid is present in cereals and grains and inhibits zinc uptake.

http://jn.nutrition.org/content/111/1/68.full.pdf

http://www.thenourishinggourmet.com/2010/09/phytic-acid-in-nuts-seeds-
cocoa-and-coconut.html

http://www.livestrong.com/article/333572-foods-with-phytic-acid/

http://www.naturalnews.com/030303_whole_grains_phytic_acid.html

You may have heard that vegans or vegetarians have higher risk in getting iron
deficiency. That iron in heme form from animal protein is better absorbed than
non-heme iron from plant foods we are taught to believe, "end of story".

But iron absorption is radically increased with intake of Vitamin C. The meal plan
I proposed contains 800% of RDA of Vitamin C. That's almost 1000 mg's. One
gram of Vitamin C can increase the uptake of iron by 1000% in iron deficient
people.

http://www.livestrong.com/article/195055-does-vitamin-c-increase-iron-
absorption/

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7452375

As it turns out again and again health has no contradictions. God is not a sadist.

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