| Calcium binders are water- soluble substances whose anionic part can possibly react with calcium cations present in any part of the human body. Some examples of calcium binders are phosphoric, oxalic and phytic acids and their alkaline salts present in many natural foods, in some foods containing additives, and in some medicines. There are also uric and lactic acids that are the result of normal metabolism. The first negative action of calcium binders takes place in the intestinal tract when they react with calcium of dairy food. The latter produces a combination of calcium binder anions with calcium cations, and then an insoluble salt that precipitates as small solid particles that cannot be assimilated and which are eliminated in the faeces. The second... |
