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Spinach is still being promoted as a calcium-rich food. But the calcium in spinach is not available for absorption. It is bound up with oxalic acid and passes through the body without being used. And the excess oxalic acid that does get into the bloodstream does not just fail to deliver calcium. It actively steals calcium from the body. So high oxalate foods are not neutral. They are a net negative for calcium. Not only delivering no usable calcium but depleting the calcium you already have. This matters most for the people who need calcium the most. Growing children. Young infants. The elderly. Anyone already in a calcium deficit state. These are the populations most at risk from a diet built around spinach, almonds, sweet potatoes, and other high oxalate foods promoted as healthy and n…