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You should not eat Malabar spinach if you do not know the taboos. 

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Hey, don't eat raw
or undercooked Malabar spinach. 

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Malabar spinach is cold in nature, so if
eaten raw it can cause digestive 

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problems such as bloating and
indigestion, especially for people with poor digestive systems. 

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Cooking Malabar spinach helps break down
some of the indigestible substances, 

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helping the body better absorb the
vitamins and minerals in the vegetable. 

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Do not eat overnight Malabar spinach,
Malabar spinach contains a natural amount of nitrate. 

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When left overnight, bacteria can
convert nitrate into nitrite, a 

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substance that can be harmful to health. 

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Nitrites can interfere with the blood's
ability to carry oxygen, and have 

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been linked to certain cancers. 

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Do not combine Malabar spinach with certain foods. 

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Malabar spinach contains oxalic acid,
which can combine with calcium in milk, 

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cheese, and yogurt to form calcium
oxalate, a substance that is difficult 

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to absorb and can cause real stones. 

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This reduces calcium absorption, affecting bone health. 

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However, oxalic acid can also bind with
iron, forming compounds that are 

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difficult to absorb, reducing the body's
ability to absorb iron, which can lead to anemia. 

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Therefore, do not combine Malabar
spinach with red meat, 

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animal organs, and animals.