Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Low-gluten beer still a risk for those with celiac disease, says study

Celiac disease (CD) sufferers could be persuaded to forego beer as research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) found that several purportedly low or reduced gluten beers contain equivalent or higher amounts of gluten proteins ...

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Starches common in processed grains can curb helpful gut bacteria

Eating cereal grains—corn, rice, wheat or one of the several others that collectively provide more than half of the world's calories—means consuming the carbohydrate known as starch. Starches consist of two primary components, ...

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Grains: An overlooked source of sustainable protein for health

Cereal foods already play a major role in the diet in most countries worldwide, as the main dietary source of energy, carbohydrate, dietary fiber, and plant-based protein. However, currently, less than half of the grains ...

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Quinn on Nutrition: What about lectins?

Reader Susan S. writes, in part: "Gut health is finally being brought up in mainstream more often. But almost never this: there are grains, nuts, fruits, and vegetables that have LECTINS that poke tiny holes in our intestines. ...

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Quinn on Nutrition: Incomplete proteins

Q: Thanks for your very informative column on the nutritional value of beans. One of the things you said was that beans are high in protein. Many years ago I read that beans were an incomplete protein, so you should eat them ...

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