Cons of eating too much spinach: Whenever it comes to any healthy food, then the name of spinach is included in the top list, because this green leafy vegetable is a rich source of vitamin-C, calcium, iron and anti-oxidants. Eating spinach increases the immunity of the body, along with this there is no shortage of blood in the veins and bones are also strengthened. When a vegetable has so many benefits, why shouldn't it be eaten in large quantities? Let's know.
Disadvantages of eating too much spinach
Even though spinach is an excellent vegetable, it is also rich in oxalate, its overdose can prove bad for health.
1. Kidney Stone:
Kidney stone problem can occur due to the oxalate compound present in spinach, in fact, due to this, the oxalate that enters the urine starts taking the form of stones.
2. The blood will be thin
Not only does oxalate harm our body, but the vitamins present in spinach can also thin the blood, due to which you may feel tired and weak.
3. The effect of medicine will be less.
Vitamin K is also found in spinach, which can reduce the effect of many medicines. Especially heart disease patients are given blood thinners, so they should not eat spinach.
How to reduce the effect of oxalate?
If you consume spinach raw or after extracting juice, you will get oxalate in abundance, to avoid this, you should boil spinach a little. Apart from this, the bad effect of oxalate can be reduced by eating it mixed with calcium rich foods like cheese, curd.
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