How does one make sure that micronutrients like Zinc and Magnesium and Calcium are being properly absorbed?
If someone eats a lot of whole grain bread, beans, and oats, they are consuming phytates and other antinutrients that block absorption of micros.
Is this a plain, simple You are losing Zinc you eat because you eat _, no matter what?
Or can something be done with timing, such as not taking Zinc at the same exact time as beans, or before or after?
In a way, the timing is true. We shouldn’t eat beans at the same time with milk or cereals. You can try, but you barely see any difference of absorption unless you took a blood test after you had your meal. But, like the other answer explained, you rarely eat anything that has high anti-nutrients without any processing (i.e. soaking, heat). Beans, nuts, grains, they will all be processed one way or another before they go onto your table.