Can Buckwheat Really Be Harmful To The Body?

Useful properties of buckwheat. The composition of buckwheat groats: basic vitamins, microelements, macroelements. Absorption of calcium and iron in the body. How can buckwheat be harmful to health?

Such useful buckwheat groats can bring harm. If you don't know how micronutrients are absorbed, you might think that the more buckwheat, the better. But this is not the case at all.

Buckwheat contains macro- and microelements, vitamins that are well absorbed in a complex. These are iron, potassium, magnesium, copper and zinc, vitamin B9, B6, B2, E, PP. In buckwheat grains, these elements are combined in such a way that they are absorbed as efficiently as possible. Such a phenomenon is called synergism. This certainly makes buckwheat a very healthy product.

In addition, 100 g of this cereal contains 12 g of protein and 62 g of complex carbohydrates, which makes buckwheat an ideal dietary product. Iron, entering the body in combination with easily digestible protein, can also be used with maximum benefit.

But it is precisely these beneficial qualities of buckwheat that have caused its potential harm. With such ease of assimilation of iron, the assimilation of calcium suffers. Iron and calcium are antagonists in the process of assimilation of food substances. 100 g of buckwheat contains 2/3 of the daily norm of iron. Therefore, excessive consumption of buckwheat can lead to calcium deficiency in the body. It simply will not be absorbed in sufficient quantities from foods or supplements.

That is why you will not get the expected benefit from buckwheat porridge with milk, sour cream or cheese.

A buckwheat diet can also be harmful, especially for women after the age of 45, when the risk of osteoporosis increases.

 

This effect is enhanced by the high phosphorus content in buckwheat. 100 g of buckwheat contains 296 mg of phosphorus.

In order for calcium to be absorbed well, it is necessary that the amount of phosphorus per day is no more than 1200 mg. For a child under one year, this number is even less - 300 mg. From 1 year to 3 - 800 mg. In adolescence, during pregnancy and breastfeeding, the norm increases to 1800 mg per day.

With an excessive amount of phosphorus, or an insufficient amount of calcium in the diet (disorder of proportion, balance), tribasic calcium phosphate is formed in the intestines, which cannot be absorbed by the body.

Therefore, if you consume too much buckwheat groats, you may suffer from a lack of calcium. It is especially important to remember this when preparing a menu for babies, as they need a lot of calcium to ensure active growth and sufficient bone mineralization.

For the maximum benefit from all your food, you need to separate the use of buckwheat and calcium-containing products. The minimum time interval between two such dishes should be 4 hours. The most successful solution is a hearty breakfast and buckwheat dinner.