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Sweet potatoes are good for you, right? #vegan #food #oxalates #sallyknorton

That’s what your doctor probably told you. That’s what Bob’s Burgers is telling its audience. And it’s what millions of people believe without ever questioning it. Here’s what they’re not telling you. Sweet potatoes are a high-oxalate food. So are white potatoes. Oxalate binds to minerals like calcium, magnesium, and iron in your body, pulling them out of circulation before your cells can use them. It doesn’t matter how many vitamins are on the label. If the oxalate is interfering with absorption, the nutrition story falls apart. And none of that even touches the frying oil. The media has been running this sweet potato myth for decades. It’s in magazine headlines, doctor’s offices, and now animated sitcoms. The swap feels virtuous. It costs you nothing. And it changes nothing. Questio…