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Anti-nutrients are the exact opposite of nutrients. Whereas nutrients are important for a living organism to grow and be healthy, anti-nutrients block the absorption of nutrients. Public Health Nutrition Assistant ProfessorJill Joyceof Oklahoma State University explained the pros and cons of consuming anti-nutrients.

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Anti-nutrients are naturally found in plants and animal foods. The name speaks for itself because it blocks the absorption of nutrients into the body. That means anti-nutrients could decrease the number of nutrients that a person could get from the food, Joycewrote.

Anti-nutrients usually interfere with the absorption of calcium, iron, magnesium, potassium, and zinc. In plants, they are used as a defense mechanism against bacteria, fungi, insects, and parasites.

On the other hand, some anti-nutrients also work as survival tactics that help plant species grow and spread. They block the digestion of seeds that then come out of the animals as part of the fecal matter that can go on and grow.

While in humans, anti-nutrients are usually found in legumes and whole grains.

According toHarvard T. H. Chan, there are several examples of anti-nutrients. Here are some of it:

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Although anti-nutrients have many cons, as it prevents the absorption of nutrients, its pros still outweigh them. Joyce said that foods containing anti-nutrients should still be encouraged to eat and not avoided because it only becomes a concern when a person consumes an ultra-high amount of anti-nutrients,which is unlikely.

Moreover, many nutrients also are removed from the foods as it is being processed and cooked, especially if they are soaked, blanched, boiled, or other high-heat processing.

ScienceAlertreported that vegetarians and vegans have a higher chance of experiencing the adverse effects of anti-nutrients because they mainly eat fruits, vegetables, legumes, and whole grains. These are foods that anti-nutrients are mostly found.

On the other hand, their diet is also considered as one of the healthiest diets because they have a lesser chance of developing cardiovascular diseases, obesity, diabetes, and cancers.

But vegetarians and vegans can still take afew stepsto counteract the adverse effects of anti-nutrients in the food that they usually eat.

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