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Does spinach have any disadvantage as an iron supplement?
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No: Whole foods especially in the raw state is the best way to get your vitamins and minerals such as iron. An apple for example has over 12, 000 phytonutrients. I feel this is much better than taking man made synthetic pills.
Answered 12/31/2014
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It's worthless: Most "health information" that you read from militant vegetarians is rubbish. The iron in spinach can't even be absorbed -- it's bound to some organic acids. Only Popeye can use it. Especially if you're not a meat-eater, and you need iron supplements that actually work, you're going to take pills or injections. Have you and your physician sought the cause?
Answered 3/5/2018
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