Strawberries and spinach are indeed high oxalate foods so someone who has severe kidney issues should be cautious of these foods as well as
other high oxalate foods such as chocolate.
Not exact matches
The nightshade family includes tomatoes, white potatoes, peppers, and
other toxic plants like tobacco and belladonna, all of which contain relatively
high amounts of
oxalates and alkaloids.
While you are correct that spinach has a
higher content of
oxalates compared to
other dark leafy greens, I would argue that unless you are an infant, or someone with a history of
oxalate kidney stones, the benefits of spinach definitely outweigh the risks assocaited with its
oxalate content.
Please note that green juices from vegetables
high in
oxalates can trigger or exacerbate kidney stones and
other ailments in susceptible individuals.
Oxalates are especially
high in vegan staples such as spinach and
other dark leafy greens, parsley, beets, carrots, strawberries, nuts, peanuts, soy and chocolate.
I read that green smoothies containing too many cruciferous vegetables, or eating too many of these vegetables can result in
high levels of
oxalate which can result in kidney stones and
other health issues.
I already abstain from the meat, and most here do as well, but I and
others often liberally eat
high oxalate fruits and greens and beens, and
other plant foods.
Even though plant foods, especially green leafy vegetables, are
high in
oxalates, in a normal person the
oxalates are poorly absorbed, because in the intestine almost all of this substance is in the insoluble form of calcium
oxalate.67 Fats from meat or any
other source will assist the absorption of
oxalates by forming so - called «soap complexes» with the calcium found in the calcium
oxalate present in foods.
Spinach is
high in
oxalates — organic acids that can contribute to kidney stones, among
other health complications like musculoskeletal problems, yeast overgrowth, autism, and crystallization in the body.
But like you mentioned - extremely difficult as he's only having the BED flax seed bread, not the
other allowed grains since they are
high oxalate.
But the
other side of it is the side effect of a diet
high in
oxalates.
Many nutrient dense foods are
high in
oxalate, but many
others are not.
If you «need» a low
oxalate diet you can make it work, getting both
high folate (and
other nutrient) foods AND low
oxalate like lacinato kale, turnip greens, etc..
Over time, a
high oxalate diet can contribute to some very serious health problems particularly if you are one of the 20 % of people (1 in 5) that have a genetic tendency to produce
oxalates or if you suffer from candida or
other fungal challenge.
The presence of an abnormally
high number of white blood cells confirms urinary tract infection or inflammation and small crystals of
oxalate or
other stone - forming elements may be seen as well.