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Oxalic acid and oxalates for Android
07/29/2024 Food Intolerances
A low-oxalate diet is a topic of interest for many of our users. People are generally familiar with oxalates as being the substance that makes up most kidney stones, but they can also cause problems for sufferers of food intolerances.
This information has been available for iPhone on our app for some time, and we are now finally able to provide it for Android too. The update can be downloaded free of charge for all users that have purchased the app. Let’s take a closer look at what new information you can find.
There are several things to consider when following a low-oxalate diet. Many online resources will focus solely on a food’s oxalate content, but this can be misleading. Not all oxalates are the same. Instead, they are divided into two categories: soluble and insoluble.
The content of soluble oxalates – i.e. the portion that can be easily absorbed in the intestine – is far more important than the total oxalate content. Insoluble oxalates form a complex with certain minerals that does not dissolve easily and, for the most part, is excreted from the body.
In addition to oxalate intake, other important factors must be borne in mind. Some food components influence how significantly oxalates accumulate in the body, by inhibiting or promoting excretion in the urine, for example. We delve into this in more detail in our article, Low Oxalate Diet Guidelines.
Maintaining a low-oxalate diet is very difficult without guidance – it is easy to become bogged down in the finer details – and it should not be undertaken without first consulting a nutritionist. A very restrictive diet, meanwhile, runs the risk of malnutrition, which, it goes without saying, does more harm than good.
This is why we take a moderate approach. Our app allows you to identify and reduce the biggest sources of oxalates in your diet without suffering a nutritional deficiency.
In addition, you will find information on all other important factors, such as the calcium, salt or fructose content of your food, so that you can assess what is suitable. You can also learn much from the many detailed comments.
When it comes to persistent nutritional myths, we endeavor to refute misinformation, since information found on the internet is not always correct, no matter how often it is repeated.
We are delighted to finally provide our Android users with thoroughly researched and reliable info and data on the complex subject of low-oxalate diets, now just a tap of your smartphone away. We look forward to hearing your feedback!
Our price-winning "Food Intolerances" app helps you manage your diet. Available for iOS and Android. Check it out:
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This information has been available for iPhone on our app for some time, and we are now finally able to provide it for Android too. The update can be downloaded free of charge for all users that have purchased the app. Let’s take a closer look at what new information you can find.
Sticking to a low-oxalate diet is hard!
There are several things to consider when following a low-oxalate diet. Many online resources will focus solely on a food’s oxalate content, but this can be misleading. Not all oxalates are the same. Instead, they are divided into two categories: soluble and insoluble.
The content of soluble oxalates – i.e. the portion that can be easily absorbed in the intestine – is far more important than the total oxalate content. Insoluble oxalates form a complex with certain minerals that does not dissolve easily and, for the most part, is excreted from the body.
In addition to oxalate intake, other important factors must be borne in mind. Some food components influence how significantly oxalates accumulate in the body, by inhibiting or promoting excretion in the urine, for example. We delve into this in more detail in our article, Low Oxalate Diet Guidelines.
How can the Food Intolerances app be of help?
Maintaining a low-oxalate diet is very difficult without guidance – it is easy to become bogged down in the finer details – and it should not be undertaken without first consulting a nutritionist. A very restrictive diet, meanwhile, runs the risk of malnutrition, which, it goes without saying, does more harm than good.
This is why we take a moderate approach. Our app allows you to identify and reduce the biggest sources of oxalates in your diet without suffering a nutritional deficiency.
In addition, you will find information on all other important factors, such as the calcium, salt or fructose content of your food, so that you can assess what is suitable. You can also learn much from the many detailed comments.
When it comes to persistent nutritional myths, we endeavor to refute misinformation, since information found on the internet is not always correct, no matter how often it is repeated.
We are delighted to finally provide our Android users with thoroughly researched and reliable info and data on the complex subject of low-oxalate diets, now just a tap of your smartphone away. We look forward to hearing your feedback!
Our price-winning "Food Intolerances" app helps you manage your diet. Available for iOS and Android. Check it out:Share article
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