Just as certain foods can enhance iron absorption, others can block it. Interestingly, once you pass the age of 50, prioritizing iron intake becomes less crucial! Think coffee, cheese, red wine 🍷, and chocolate 🍫—delicious, and ideal for blocking iron absorption.
Foods rich in phytate, such as whole grains, cereals, soy, nuts, and legumes, can significantly reduce iron absorption even in small quantities.
When it comes to calcium-rich foods, consuming them alongside meals high in dietary iron can hinder absorption. For example, cheese at the end of the meal like the French do.
Foods containing polyphenols, like coffee and tea, when consumed alongside meals, can also inhibit iron absorption. This holds true also for red wine and dark chocolate with a high cacao percentage.
Red wine after meat like the Italians do. 🍷
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9219084/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8544343/
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