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When they imply that oatmeal is a
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superfood, it's full of vitamins, full
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of minerals, all that kind of stuff.
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You're like, "Oh oh good, I should
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there's protein in oatmeal. It must be a
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superfood. It contains all these
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things." But, here's the problem. It
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These are phytochemicals
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that can actually block your body's
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ability to absorb the vitamins and
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minerals, that can cause you to have
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trouble digesting the protein that's in
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>> And that can actually lead to
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inflammation in your body.
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That So, these include phytic acid, and
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this is the biggest issue. It binds very
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strongly to any iron, any zinc, any
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calcium, or any magnesium that might
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happen to be in the oatmeal. The phytic
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acid binds that up and makes it
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completely insoluble, so your body
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cannot absorb it well at all. There's
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also saponins and tannins, which
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interfere with protein digestion and
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also lock up the minerals even more. And
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there's also oxalates, lectins, and
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other enzymes that can just block your
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digestive enzymes completely and make it
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almost impossible for you to use the
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protein in the oatmeal in any usable
