If you do this, reduce your sodium intake, and in addition, eliminate animal product consumption, you can
reach calcium balance levels of about 450 mg.
Several studies show that subjects given high levels of whole wheat at first excrete more
calcium than they take in, but after several weeks on this diet, they
reach a
balance and do not excrete excess
calcium.11 However, no studies of this phenomenon have been carried out over a long period; nor have researchers looked at whether human beings can adjust to the phytate - reducing effects of other important minerals, such as iron, magnesium and zinc.