Guest guest Posted December 12, 2004 Report Share Posted December 12, 2004 Sorry if this is a dumbass question. It has been discussed previously that calcium requires fat to be absorbed and magnesium requires no fat to be absorbed. According to Typebase, 1 cup of walnuts provides around 50% of RDA of magnesium. Also, according to Typebase, walnuts are 69% fat. Does this mean that the magnesium in walnuts would not be absorbed by the body? Are we talking different fats? Cheers, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 12, 2004 Report Share Posted December 12, 2004 Spinach and swiss chard (cooked - according to the charts - is better) are both good sources of magnesium - you might be better off with those sources. ;-) Ellen Magnesium, fat & walnuts > > Sorry if this is a dumbass question. > It has been discussed previously that calcium requires fat to be > absorbed and magnesium requires no fat to be absorbed. > > According to Typebase, 1 cup of walnuts provides around 50% of RDA of > magnesium. Also, according to Typebase, walnuts are 69% fat. Does > this mean that the magnesium in walnuts would not be absorbed by the > body? Are we talking different fats? > > Cheers, > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 12, 2004 Report Share Posted December 12, 2004 > Spinach and swiss chard (cooked - according to the charts - is better) are > both good sources of magnesium - you might be better off with those sources. > > ;-) Ellen > I grow my own spinach & swiss chard and eat lots of it. I'm just interested in walnut fat :-) Cheers, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 12, 2004 Report Share Posted December 12, 2004 I live in the (at this point *almost*) frozen north - and live in an urban neighborhood. I'm trying to figure out a way to grow spinach during the winter months (zone 5b). Maybe just put in pots and bring it indoors when the temperature drops too far. I don't think I could grow enough of it anyway to keep up with the way my kids and I eat it. I'm not that fond of chard, so I'll stick with spinach and romaine. ;-) Re: Magnesium, fat & walnuts > > >> Spinach and swiss chard (cooked - according to the charts - is > better) are >> both good sources of magnesium - you might be better off with those > sources. >> >> ;-) Ellen >> > > I grow my own spinach & swiss chard and eat lots of it. > > I'm just interested in walnut fat :-) > > Cheers, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 michael_vandelaar wrote: > > Sorry if this is a dumbass question. > It has been discussed previously that calcium requires fat to be > absorbed and magnesium requires no fat to be absorbed. > > According to Typebase, 1 cup of walnuts provides around 50% of RDA of > magnesium. Also, according to Typebase, walnuts are 69% fat. Does > this mean that the magnesium in walnuts would not be absorbed by the > body? Are we talking different fats? I think it's a good question and here I go with a dumbass answer as I don't know the answer! Per the " research " magnesium combines with fat to make a kind of soapy mess that doesn't absorb well. However maybe - I am surmising here - maybe the monounsaturated fats and polyunsaturated fats absorb well (and walnuts have the polyunsaturated kind) instead of hanging about heavily to make soaps like saturated fat. We do know all fats are not created equal - but that much research talks about " fat " and not what kind. So maybe this would make sense - as nature seldom supplies dumbass combinations. I checked with the local wooly-mammoths (disguised as my Norwegian forest cats) for confirmation but they prefer almonds. Oh well. I also checked PubMed for research. found this which doesn't help but is interesting: Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 2004;13(Suppl):S33. Nuts for cardiovascular protection. Strahan TM. Bundaberg Specialist Centre, Bundaberg, Australia. " It has been estimated that 1oz of daily nut ingestion may reduce the risk of fatal Cardiovascular Heart Disease by 45% when substituted for saturated fat and by 30% when substituted for carbohydrate intake. Studies to date have not identified which particular nuts may be of most benefit although it is possible to speculate that the lipid profile of walnuts may confer the most advantage...... Although nuts contain approximately 80% fat the nut feeding trials have not shown any associated weight gain in those ingesting nuts suggesting the addition of nuts in the diet may have a satiating effect. " Namaste, Irene -- Irene de Villiers, B.Sc; AASCA; MCSSA; D.I.Hom. P.O.Box 4703, Spokane, WA 99220-0703. http://www.angelfire.com/fl/furryboots/clickhere.html Veterinary Homeopath and Feline Information Counsellor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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