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Tea with meals does it prevent the body from absorbing iron and nutrients that we get from these meals? such as breakfast.i mean regular black tea
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Not so much: This has been studied and old claims about the iron-binders in tea being a major problem with your absorbing iron have been largely discredited.
Answered 5/29/2014
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