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Did everyone know that spinach isn't really as good for you as people think?

Posted by nubby May 6 '10, 13:33

Somebody a long time ago misplaced a decimal, and we've been thinking it's a superfood ever since.

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Bull. -- (link) - mara May 6, 13:50 1
- Hmm, didn't mean to post that link. But anyway, that's the current nutrional info. Nobody thinks it's all that great for iron. -- nm - mara May 6, 13:53
Did they type "billion" when they meant "million"? -- nm - Nick Fuzzy May 6, 13:37
I thought the numbers were corrected in the 1940s? -- nm - Beryllium May 6, 13:35 2
- actually, on further research, there appears to be no evidence for the story -- nm - Beryllium May 6, 13:40
- newspapers are lazy -- nm - SuperRustyMan II May 6, 13:37
the iron content IIRC? -- nm - SuperRustyMan II May 6, 13:35
Blocks absorption of calcium -- nm - the liioulu without rummage May 6, 13:35
*cryskies* -- nm - Popeye May 6, 13:34

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