I understood it to mean that high fat with calcium causes soap.  Not high
levels of calcium with fat....  Which is it?  Oliva

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From: "Todd Moody" <[log in to unmask]>
> "Dietary fat decreases calcium absorption through the formation of soaps.
> Soaps are formed due to the combination of fatty acids and calcium.

it seems that the quantities of calcium would have to be
rather large, but I've never seen a source that indicates the
quantities involved.