Excellent Video
Filed Under (Interesting Stuff) by maida on 02-06-2010
Here’s a great video that explains how diet soda can cause weight gain when you’d think that something with 0 calories would have the opposite effect. The video also goes into great detail about pH and the importance of eating lots of alkaline forming foods (i.e. fruits and veggies) and why here in the U.S. we have the highest calcium consumption and also the highest rates of osteoporosis. You’d think that consuming lots of calcium would save your bones, right?! Well, it all depends on where you get your calcium from. Dairy=bad calcium. Here’s a handy chart listing good vegan sources of calcium:
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Table 1: Calcium Content of Selected Vegan Foods |
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| Food | Amount | Calcium (mg) |
| Blackstrap molasses | 2 Tbsp | 400 |
| Collard greens, cooked | 1 cup | 357 |
| Tofu, processed with
calcium sulfate* |
4 ounces | 200-330 |
| Calcium-fortified orange juice | 8 ounces | 300 |
| Soy or ricemilk, commercial,
calcium-fortified, plain |
8 ounces | 200-300 |
| Commercial soy yogurt, plain | 6 ounces | 80-250 |
| Turnip greens, cooked | 1 cup | 249 |
| Tofu, processed with nigari* | 4 ounces | 80-230 |
| Tempeh | 1 cup | 215 |
| Kale, cooked | 1 cup | 179 |
| Soybeans, cooked | 1 cup | 175 |
| Okra, cooked | 1 cup | 172 |
| Bok choy, cooked | 1 cup | 158 |
| Mustard greens, cooked | 1 cup | 152 |
| Tahini | 2 Tbsp | 128 |
| Broccoli, cooked | 1 cup | 94 |
| Almonds | 1/4 cup | 89 |
| Almond butter | 2 Tbsp | 86 |
| Soy milk, commercial, plain | 8 ounces | 80 |
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*Read the label on your tofu container to see if it is processed with calcium sulfate or nigari. Note: Oxalic acid, which is found in spinach, rhubarb, chard, and beet greens binds with the calcium in those foods and reduces its absorption. These foods should not be considered good sources of calcium. Calcium in other green vegetables, like kale, collard greens, Chinese mustard greens, and Chinese cabbage flower leaves is well absorbed1,19. Fiber appears to have little effect on calcium absorption except for the fiber in wheat bran that does have a small effect20. Sources: Composition of Foods. USDA Nutrient Data Base for Standard Reference, Release 18, 2005 and Manufacturer’s information. |
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Hey, that video is great and I plan to send it to my mom and aunt, but I was wondering where you got it from? Is it attached to a website? Thanks for posting this!
It was just one of those random finds, but here is the URL from the youtube post:
http://www.wellness-works.net/