Inhibits absorption of
- calcium
- iron
- zinc
- iodine
Symptoms of:
- weak
- tired
- sick
- low iron
- indigestion
- skin eczema
- iron deficiency
- thyroid problems
- low red blood cells
- difficutly breathing
- osteoporosis
High in Nuts, Seeds, Pulses, Legumes:
- Sesame seeds 5.4%
- Pumpkin seeds, 4.3
- Brazil nutes, 4.0
- Oatmeal, 1.7
- Corn, 1.5
- Peanuts, 1.4
- Walnut, 1.0
- Examples, weight, average
- many plant tissues, especially seeds, nuts, bran, cereal
Vitamins, multi-vitamins as
- Phytic acid,
- Inositol
- Inositol hexakisphosphate (IP6),
- Inositol polyphosphate
Food additive as:
- preservative
- E391
Cows digest phytates:
- ruminants have the enzyme to digest
- rumen microoganisms produce phytase
- phytase, the enzyme to digest phytates
Pigs, chickens, fish cannot, non-remen animals which includes humans
Avoid or reduce:
- nuts
- seeds
- cereals
- legumes
- soy beans
- whole grains
- peanuts
- pulses
- lentils
- corn
- these foods rob the body of minerals; calcium, iron, zinc, others
Increase, Be healthy, Digest better:
- vegetables
- cabbage
- broccoli
- lettuce
- green or leafy
- scallion, green onion
- No detectable phytates, <0.02% by weight
References: rdid571, archived Wikipedia:phytic acid
--- of interestIP6 > lysine > viruses, HIV-1
Inositol hexaphosphate facilitates the formation of the six-helix bundle and assembly of the immature HIV-1 Gag lattice. IP6 makes ionic contacts with two rings of lysine residues at the centre of the Gag hexamer. Proteolytic cleavage then unmasks an alternative binding site, where IP6 interaction promotes the assembly of the mature capsid lattice. .[15]
These studies identify IP6 as a naturally occurring small molecule that promotes both assembly and maturation of HIV-1