Hey guys here is some cool nutrition stuff I read in an article. As you begin to read you quickly observe that very careful planning must go into a diet. While you are increasing the bioavailability of one nutrient you might be inhibiting or degrading another. You just have to take into account which nutrients you are most likely to be deficient in and maybe have on and off days. One day you will combine certain foods, off days you won't or will combine with something different. I don't know about you guys but this research is amazing! The real content is below p.s. they spelled heme and non-heme incorrectly. My spelling is correct.
Don't consume calcium with iron. Calcium inhibits iron absorption.
To increase iron absorption consume a food or drink source of vitamin C (not in the form of a supplement).
Heme iron: primarily from animal sources; is greatly absorbed.
Non-heme iron: primarily from plant sources, not absorbed too well.
By consuming a food/drink with vit. C this converts the non-heme iron to heme iron as a result you get much better absorption.
Boil your tomatoes to increase the anti-oxidant power by 5-6 times. Cook your carrots to increase beta carotene.
Don't drink coffee when eating foods containing iron.
Put olive oil or other healthy fat with your leafy veggies to increase absorption.
BBC NEWS | Health | Getting the best out of your food
