Americans aren’t getting enough fiber in their diets. Luckily, there is a plethora of ways you can increase your daily dose of fiber without upsetting your stomach or breaking the bank.
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You can buy probiotics and prebiotics at the supermarket or pharmacy. But do they help your gut? Or are we better off eating fermented food such as cheese or kimchi?
There’s no firm evidence eating eggs causes constipation. In fact, eggs may have the opposite effect. Here’s what’s really going on in your gut.
You might have a vague idea that wholemeal or wholegrain bread is healthy. But is one better for you than the other?
Fibre can help prevent overeating and lower your type 2 diabetes risk. But even if you think you eat lots of veggies, you might still not be getting enough fibre.
An analysis of 12,000 stool samples from people in 45 countries throws up some interesting findings about how to keep E coli in the gut in check.
Here’s a TikTok trend actually worth adopting: go for a walk after dinner, and let out your gas. You might be surprised how much good it’s doing you.
Many processed foods strip carbs of their natural fibers. Eating foods with an ideal total carbohydrate-to-fiber ratio can help with weight management and improve overall health.
A low diversity of gut bacteria may help explain heart attacks in young people, women and certain ethnic groups.
We’re told to breakfast like kings but is the first meal of the day really one for champions, or chumps who’ve been taken in by the marketing of ready-to-eat cereal manufacturers?
Every ten minutes in Australia someone has a heart attack. For 17% this will be fatal; the rest get a second chance. If you have had a close call, these five food tips will help get your health back on…
Six out of ten Australians don’t eat enough fibre, and even more don’t get the right combination of fibres. Eating dietary fibre - food components (mostly derived from plants) that resist human digestive…
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