tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post2715312250693847153..comments2023-06-05T11:51:38.383-04:00Comments on Evolutionary Psychiatry: Phytic Acid - Mineral-grubbing Nuisance or Magic Food?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04429177284200775781noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-88102420422131995892014-04-17T10:22:30.417-04:002014-04-17T10:22:30.417-04:00Very interesting. One of my main concerns with try...Very interesting. One of my main concerns with trying out the new soylent drink (although I really really want to) is that it's made largely from oats. I have a problem with the idea of extreme oat consumption and the guys there don't really seem to properly address the issue).<br /><br />Also, they're now saying that they're changing the ingredients to add brown rice flour to the formula for a better "mouth feel". I avoid taking brown rice too much because it's an anti-nutrient and I don't fully trust whole grains.<br /><br />They're just like the food manufacturers that always have to bloody add shit to something that would be perfectly fine without it!<br /><br />As an aside, I found your blog COMPLETELY by accident. I'm normally too lazy to read big articles like this. The music suggestion at the start of the article made me inextricably happy and unable to leave though. Not sure whether it was what you were listening to when writing or just a general music suggestion. It just made me smile a lot.<br /><br />I love Satie!!!david.a.birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15055199591625997416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-70556579243865938242013-08-28T13:34:55.912-04:002013-08-28T13:34:55.912-04:00These were my thoughts exactly...Yes, rodents prod...These were my thoughts exactly...Yes, rodents produce phytase and so they can process phytates much easier than humans...therefore that study has no relevance whatsoever for us. Lisa Virtue B.A, Certified Natural Chefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05034874220275174946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-7734281689297801032012-11-27T17:38:01.132-05:002012-11-27T17:38:01.132-05:00Is it true that phytic acid prevents the absorptio...Is it true that phytic acid prevents the absorption of calcium and zinc into the body which results in stunted growth?<br />featherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18292191268274011994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-23365257037947367852011-09-06T01:05:43.115-04:002011-09-06T01:05:43.115-04:00This post reminds me of the post I just read from ...This post reminds me of the post I just read from Ned Kock - http://healthcorrelator.blogspot.com/2011/09/nonlinearity-and-industrial-seed-oils.html<br /><br />This seems to have a similar j-curve.Michael Barkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04768809529849718860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-47918050743188114262011-09-04T16:00:50.048-04:002011-09-04T16:00:50.048-04:00@Avishek - I am pretty sure Jake is referring to t...@Avishek - I am pretty sure Jake is referring to this study: Reduced plasma half-life of radio-labelled 25-hydroxyvitamin D, in<br />subjects receiving a high-fibre diet.<br /><br />The fibre referred to was a wheat bran fibre, but no specific mention of PA as the potential driver.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-91276334066296235182011-09-04T11:58:54.752-04:002011-09-04T11:58:54.752-04:00Jake - link to study? FascinatingJake - link to study? FascinatingAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05678720294816251435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-58834459689343195542011-09-04T06:00:10.552-04:002011-09-04T06:00:10.552-04:00Isn't there another confounder, namely that ra...Isn't there another confounder, namely that rats, mice etc express phytase, and we don't?Purposelessnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05310957056111105419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-2982701945559234292011-09-03T19:20:11.556-04:002011-09-03T19:20:11.556-04:00Glug glug glugGlug glug glugAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429177284200775781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-70890859938168617982011-09-03T19:10:48.625-04:002011-09-03T19:10:48.625-04:00If it's all the same to you, I think I'd r...If it's all the same to you, I think I'd rather activate Sirt1 with some good old fashioned red wine rather than some soaked grains, but hey, whatever floats peoples' boats! Shhh- don't remind me that the concentrations they usually use for resveratrol studies are usually only acquirable if you drink a whole vineyard's worth of wine... I'm up for a challenge!vlprincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599039244716203792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-62861800869432975232011-09-03T17:59:52.868-04:002011-09-03T17:59:52.868-04:00In a study done in the 80s, phytic acid was shown ...In a study done in the 80s, phytic acid was shown to leach Vitamin D from the body. It is one reason grain eaters tend to have light skin.Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09208548778259311459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-20785513885169891342011-09-03T17:51:47.922-04:002011-09-03T17:51:47.922-04:00Guyenet's rice is soaking at room temperature,...Guyenet's rice is soaking at room temperature, not in the fridge.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01237465111190530578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-68513911990813390402011-09-03T17:39:46.097-04:002011-09-03T17:39:46.097-04:00I'm not a phytic acid-fobic, but I take this s...I'm not a phytic acid-fobic, but I take this study with a grain of salt. Mice have evolved as seed eaters, therefore they could be more tolerant to negative effects of phytic acid.<br /><br />In any case, I love a lot of nuts in my kefir with fruit. :)Ezerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02373617761960602053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-6678830209688780382011-09-03T15:44:36.757-04:002011-09-03T15:44:36.757-04:00The flip side of this is that lots of the things w...The flip side of this is that lots of the things we do think of as magical compounds (the antioxidants and whatnot) in dark chocolate, vegetables and spices etc. are anti-nutritious too.David Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08508780038542342811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-79398780404047962832011-09-03T15:01:43.769-04:002011-09-03T15:01:43.769-04:00Possibly the benefits of phytic acid are a functio...Possibly the benefits of phytic acid are a functional reason for eating unleavened bread during Passover?Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05760720843519552856noreply@blogger.com