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| 17 | Eggs + vegetables | 🟢 Good evidence for carotenoid absorption |
| 18 | Heavy fatty meals before bed | 🟢 Reasonable, especially for reflux |
| 19 | Dark chocolate + berries | 🟡 Healthy foods, but the pairing isn’t necessary |
| 20 | Extra salt + processed foods | 🟢 Good advice |
| 21 | Fatty fish + leafy greens | 🟢 Healthy meal |
| 22 | Sugary dessert after a large meal | 🟡 Mostly about total calories |
| 23 | Lemon + lentils | 🟢 Good evidence |
| 24 | Whole fruit rather than juice | 🟢 Strong advice |
| 25 | Whole-grain bread + peanut butter | 🟢 Good balanced snack |
The article’s 25 recommendations are laid out in the source itself.
The most scientifically useful points
1. Vitamin C + plant iron
This is one of the genuinely useful combinations. Lentils, beans and other plant foods contain non-heme iron, and vitamin C can improve its absorption. So something like:
lentils + lemon 🍋
is a genuinely sensible combination. The article gets this right.
2. Tea/coffee + iron
This is also legitimate. Tea and coffee contain compounds that
