Juliann Seebauer <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>If your son can have
>wheat, whole flours (the bran) has calcium, too.
Uh, no. Bran is where the phytic acid is. Phytic acid strongly binds to
minerals like calcium, iron, zinc and magnesium to form insoluble salts,
phytates, which precipitate from the body. I would not recommend bran to
anyone that is concerned about calcium absorption. This article by Staffan
Lindeberg discusses this in more detail:
http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/CGI/wa.exe?A2=ind9706&L=paleodiet&O=T&P=850
Don.