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545538 tn?1295992017

Riba and fiber question...

I start SOC on Thursday and saw in a thread today that fiber may inhibit the absorbsion of riba. I'm on the Atkins style diet and eat alot of fiber. Does the fiber matter when the pills are taken or at all times? Anything else I should know about riba?
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179856 tn?1333547362
You really want to take the riba with fat - it needs the fat to bind to or you will just lose it out of your system. Riba must build up and get to a certain set level in your body - absorption is crucial.  I personally would make sure that I was taking it twice a day with something that was loaded with fat no matter what you eat for the rest of the day.

You also don't want to take it with Tums or Maalox or something like that because it will have the same negating effect.

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