tickledpink
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| | 09/16/06 at 08:34 AM | Reply with quote | #1 |
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Hi Dee - It is my understanding that vegetables have calcium in them, but that I need animal protein along with them to digest the calcium properly. Is that correct? Being a woman, what should I be doing to ensure that I am getting enough calcium? Thank you! |
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deemccaffrey
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| | 09/22/06 at 12:48 PM | Reply with quote | #2 |
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What you need for proper absorption of calcium is the amino acid lysine. Food sources of lysine include cheese, eggs, fish, lima beans, milk, potatoes, red meat, protein powders, and yeast. Lysine is also available in supplement form. There are other cofactors important for the absorption of calcium. Magnesium and Vitamin D are necessary. Due to the synergistic effects needed needed for the absorption of all nutrients, it is important to eat real foods that contain calcium, because they have the cofactors needed. Food sources for calcium are almonds, asparagus, blackstrap molasses, brewer's yeast, broccoli, buttermilk, cabbage, carob, cheese, collard greens, dandelion greens, dulse, figs, filberts, goat's milk, kale, kelp, mustard greens, oats, prunes, sesame seeds, soybeans, tofu, turnip greens, watercress, whey, and yogurt.
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labst
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| | 10/16/06 at 07:14 AM | Reply with quote | #3 |
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In your podcast on Calcium, you mention that sodas are particularly nasty for depleting stores of calcium, because it is so acidic. You didn't say which kinds of sodas. Do you mean the full spectrum of all carbonated beverages: colas, diet colas, seltzers, flavored sparking water, champagne? I do not drink much soda - perhaps one soda a week.
However, recently I have become enamored of these 'sparking water beverages' that are basically flavored seltzer. They claim low sodium, no calories, no caffeine. Ingredients include: carbonated water, citric acid, natural flaor, malic acid, potassium citrate, potassium benzoate, sucralose, acesulfame potassium, neotame.
By reading the ingredients, I gather: a) it is acidic (so probably does cause the issue you were discussing) and it has sucralose, which I know is to be avoided also.
Your thoughts, comments?
Thanks, Seth
PS I enjoy your podcast - keep them up!
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deemccaffrey
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| | 10/31/06 at 09:09 AM | Reply with quote | #4 |
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Your drink is acidic and will create an acid environment in your body. The ingredients you mentioned, especially malic acid, potassium citrate, potassium benzoate, sucralose, acesulfame potassium, and neotame can be harmful. Potassium benzoate has been known to react with the citric acid inside the container to form a very carcinogenic compound called benzene. Acesulfame potassium is another toxic artificial sweetener. I'm glad you're enjoying the podcasts. Thanks for listening!
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wendy
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| | 05/14/07 at 09:25 AM | Reply with quote | #5 |
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In your cookbook (which I love) you use sparkling water in two of the beverages. I am assuming sparkling water is carbonate water... or am I wrong.
I have read that carbonated H2O depletes calcium from bones and can cause esophageal cancer, and other throat problems. How much carbonated H2O (no preservative or flavoring) is safe to drink?
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deemccaffrey
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| | 05/18/07 at 12:53 AM | Reply with quote | #6 |
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I do not believe in drinking carbonated water drinks on a regular basis. The recipes in my cookbook using carbonated water are for occasional consumption, not every day.
A study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2001, Vol 74, Iss 3, pp 343-347) conducted at the University of Nebraska revealed that carbonated drinks with caffeine do increase calcium loss through the kidneys, but those without caffeine do not. The authors of the study concluded that neither carbonated nor caffeinated drinks caused osteoporosis directly, but people who drink several carbonated drinks daily may not get enough calcium in their diet, so they suffer a calcium deficiency and weakened bones.
On the other hand, carbonated beverages (including water) contain phosphorus, which can upset the balance of calcium in the body. Caffeinated colas (such as Coke and Pepsi) tend to be higher in phosphoric acid than clear soft drinks (like 7-Up and Sprite), but both are hard on your bones if your calcium intake is poor.
Everyone should be eating calcium rich foods as I have described in all of my posts regarding calcium consumption.
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deemccaffrey
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| | 05/18/07 at 01:09 AM | Reply with quote | #7 |
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The esophageal cancer study was performed by researchers at Tata Memorial Hospital in Inda and published in 2004. They found a strong correlation between the rise in per capita consumption of carbonated soft drinks in the past 20 years and the increasing rates of esophageal cancer in the United States. The esophageal cancer was linked to carbonated beverages, such as sodas. No studies were done with just carbonated water.
Unfortunately, there was a counter study published 2 years later by researchers at Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm that showed that drinking carbonated soft drinks is not linked to esophageal cancer.
When conflicting studies like these come out, one has to rely on their own intuitive feelings about what is best for their body. Knowing what I know about pH and body chemistry, it is best to only consume carbonated beverages occassionally and not regularly.
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