Beans, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, milk, bran. Those are some of the usual suspects when people are trying to figure out, ahem, what foods cause gas. And those foods can cause gas.
But most of us overlook a growing source of the problem: inulin, or chicory root extract, one of the most popular ingredients in “high-fiber” foods.
In April, there were eight recalls due to Listeria monocytogenes in a variety of food products, including frozen vegetables, ice cream, and even hummus. This bacterium is especially dangerous for…
“It takes 7 to 8 pounds of feed to produce a pound of beef and 5½ to 6 pounds of feed to produce a pound of pork,” says Robert Lawrence,…
“Mediterranean diet fights heart disease,” announced ABC News. “Mediterranean diet cuts risk of stroke,” said USA Today. “Mediterranean diet over low fat? Well, at least it’s more fun,” quipped the Los Angeles Times. A study published in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine set off a media frenzy in February. Its findings were striking, but the press reports may have misled many. Here’s what the study actually found…and how it should (or shouldn’t) alter what you eat.
The problem: About 15 percent of adults (more women than men) suffer from constipation. What may help: Bifidobacterium lactis DN-173 010. The evidence: Among 126 Chinese women with constipation, those…
Fake meats have been around at least since 1896. That’s when John Harvey Kellogg (yes, one of those Kelloggs) created “Nuttose” mostly out of peanuts. In 2013, Dutch researchers unveiled…
The problem: People with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)—far more are women than men—suffer chronic abdominal pain and discomfort, along with diarrhea, constipation, or both, with no apparent physical explanation. What…
“Stop eating carbs and you can control your destiny and avoid Alzheimer’s,” promised Dr. Mehmet Oz on his TV show in 2013. “Eating carbs eats away at your brain.” His…
In theory and in some studies, yes, sugar substitutes help people lose weight. In practice, it depends. [text_ad] Companies advertise their artificially sweetened foods as being almost magical weight-loss potions.…
Sugar Alcohols Sugar alcohols aren’t sugar and they’re not alcohol. Most are made by adding hydrogen molecules to sugars. The added hydrogen makes it harder for them to be absorbed…