Bruce is at a point where future his future posts may be rejected, because what he is stating is not consistent with current notions, and he is not supplying us with evidence that supports his claims. Yes, it is true that lard is one thing, and a pork chop is something else, for example, but the effects of iron do not seem to be poorly understood at this time. Taka is right in that "ironjustice" has posted a huge number of "anti-iron" studies on the sci.med.nutrition newsgroup. I found this interesting bit of information:
QUOTE: Many substances can reduce the amount of non-heme iron we absorb; these substances include tannins in coffee or tea, dairy, phytates (fiber), eggs and some types of chocolate. Calcium can impair the absorption of both non-heme and heme iron. Therefore if a person needs more iron, he or she should avoid these items to improve the amount of iron absorbed. But if a person has a problem of too much iron, he or she should use these items to help lower the amount of iron absorbed... UNQUOTE.
I'm glad my diet appears to be an "anti-iron" absorption one, if this statement is accurate, but I've also seen the study of Asians that perplexed the researchers, because the people studied had very high iron levels, yet none of the "diseases" they expected would accompany such levels. My guess is that this has to do with the fatty acids in the diets of the peoples studied, but of course it would be nice to have some on-point studies to confirm this possibility. Who said lard had iron in it?
The claims against "white flour" also need to be supported by some piece of evidence. Keep in mind that most flour has added folic acid along with added iron, so unless a bunch of important factors are controlled, claims against "white flour" can't be taken seriously at this point. It's acceptable to disagree with another's interpretation of the evidence, but you need to either produce your own evidence, Bruce (if you are a research scientist), or else cite some studies, and then we can continue this thread in a reasonable way.
Source of passage cited:
http://www.irondisorders.org/Disorders/about.asp |
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