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1 Banana in a Smoothie Can Cancel Out Nutrient Absorption by 84 Percent

Your healthy morning smoothie packed with berries and a banana may be quietly canceling itself out. A wave of renewed attention to research on food combinations is showing that some of the healthiest-sounding meals actually block the nutrients they’re supposed to deliver. The most striking example involves bananas and berries, but coffee, calcium and even spinach all play into what scientists call nutrient bioavailability, the share of a nutrient your body can actually use. The science on how food timing and pairing affect what your body absorbs is more relevant to everyday eating than most pe...