Paul Saladino· MD
High oxalates (~800mg/ cooked cup) = significant kidney stone risk
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High oxalates (~800mg/ cooked cup) = significant kidney stone risk
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spinach is full of oxalates
very few of the nutrients from spinach are going to be absorbed it's full of oxalates
did you know that spinach is by far the biggest source of oxalates in the American diet
I mean spinach is just an oxalate bomb it's there's so much we just I think today we just did a reel on oxalates in a smoothie and two cups of spinach is like 450 milligrams of oxalates
Spinach is a full of oxalates, which are harmful for your joints, maybe accumulating in other tissues of your body like the thyroid, and it's going to prevent your body from absorbing the magnesium in the spinach.
Lots of oxalates. I'm going to let it slide here. We'll let it slide. But I think greens are overrated. But if you want to eat if you want to eat greens and you feel good on greens, fine. Just know spinach has a ton of oxalates. And if you're eating spinach and you have kidney stones, I warned you.
Cooking spinach dramatically reduces the oxalate amount.