I think there are a lot of theoretical harms that simply don't pan out in
real life and this is one of them unless of course one ate a weird diet of
nothing but raw nuts. But if one is that worried, I would simply avoid them
altogether -- but that's just me and my robust lazy streak.
In a message dated 6/6/2012 5:48:37 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
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The point is they are high
in phytic acid, and phytic acid strongly binds to minerals like
calcium, iron, zinc and magnesium to form insoluble salts, phytates.
This decreases the absorption of these minerals. One solution is to
consume your phytic acid in a meal separate from your consumption of
these minerals.