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We knew this in the 1930s.

Studies on babies, rats, and children already showed that spinach was problematic. It interfered with calcium absorption. It caused calcium deficits. It stunted growth. The science was there across multiple studies from 1918 to 1935. And then in 1937 the Council on Foods of the American Medical Association gave spinach an unqualified endorsement in JAMA. "Should continue to be regarded as a wholesome food." No caveat. No mention of oxalate. No mention of the calcium problem they already knew about. We have been living with that decision for nearly 100 years. Not all greens are created equal. Spinach, Swiss chard (actually worse than spinach for oxalate content), and beet greens are a different category entirely. When a product says super greens or superfood blend, chances are it has spi…