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DIETING GAS PROBLEMS
A cloud of dust over the horizon. Look! Someone's on a new diet!
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Painful, embarrassing, raw, unsettling, bubbly, burning gas while dieting. It's enough to make the dieter toss that healthy diet plan out of the window and forget about their weight loss ambitions all together!
The dieter may wonder, "When will it end?" (no pun intended)
To every good there is bad and to every bad there is good. That's the balance of life.
The good thing about lean meats, fresh fruits and fresh vegetables is that they are the picture of health. Eating your daily allotment as recommended by the official Food Pyramid cuts health risks, keeps the body fueled with required nutrients, and will help make a person feel better both physically and mentally.
The bad thing about lean meats, fresh fruits and fresh vegetables is that they are often the culprits of herds of Diet Gas.
Then again - the good thing is that as the dieter continues to eat healthy faire, the body will adjust and the episodes of gas will dissipate somewhat.
Over the counter products can assist in alleviating gas down under - products such as GasX and BEANO - so you may want to give that a try if gas is too bothersome. The first works after the fact; the second product is added to the food to prevent gas from occurring.
Another healthy aspect of these fresh items is that fruits and vegetables will cut cancer risks, heart risks, kidney risks and so forth.
The more fiber that is contained in a particular food, the higher the risk for gas related issues. Some of the top offenders include the following:
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Food Choice |
Preparation & Serving Size |
Dietary Fiber Grams |
Dietary Fiber Grams |
| Onions |
raw, chopped - 1 cup |
2.7 |
1.7 |
| Cabbage |
all varieties, chopped - 1 cup raw |
2.2 |
2.5 |
| Broccoli |
raw, 1 cup chopped |
2.4 |
2.6 |
| Cauliflower |
raw, 1 cup chopped |
2.1 |
2.0 |
| Pearled Barley |
1 cup cooked |
6.0 |
3.8 |
| Popcorn |
air-popped stage, 1 cup |
1.2 |
14.5 |
| Pinto Beans |
1 cup cooked with liquid |
15.4 |
9.0 |
| Peanut Butter |
2 Tablespoons, chunky style |
2.6 |
8.0 |
| Corn on the Cob |
1 ear, raw |
1.8 |
2.8 |
| Sweet Potatoes |
1 specimen about 5" in length, raw |
3.9 |
3.0 |
| Apples |
1 large with skin, raw |
5.4 |
2.4 |
| Garlic |
raw, three cloves |
0.2 |
2.1 |
| Turnip Greens |
1 cup chopped, raw |
1.8 |
3.2 |
| Prunes |
1 cup pitted |
12.4 |
7.1 |
| Dates |
1 cup chopped |
11.8 |
8.0 |
| Figs |
1 large, raw |
1.9 |
2.9 |
| Banana |
1 large, raw state |
3.52.6 |
2.6 |
| Spinach |
1 cup, raw |
0.7 |
2.2 |
| Brussels Sprouts |
1 cup, raw |
3.3 |
3.8 |
| Oats (Oatmeal) |
1 cup, unprepared |
16.5 |
10.6 |
| Pineapple |
raw, all varieties, 1 cup chunks |
2.3 |
1.4 |
| Cantaloupe, Watermelon |
1 cup diced, raw |
0.6 |
0.4 |
| Pumpkin |
1 cup, one inch cubes - raw form |
0.6 |
0.5 |
| Coconut |
1 cup of shredded coconut meat |
7.2 |
9.0 |
| Fiber Enhanced Cereal | 1/2 cup |
14.0 |
46.7 |
| English Walnuts | 1 cup in the shells, about 7 walnuts |
1.9 |
6.7 |
| Pecans | 1 cup of pecan halves |
9.5 |
9.6 |
| Spanish Peanuts | 1 cup, raw |
13.9 |
9.5 |
| Pistachios | 1 cup |
12.7 |
10.3 |
| Almonds | 23 shelled almonds - or one ounce |
3.5 |
12.2 |
| Sunflower Seeds | 1 cup, hulled kernels |
12.0 |
8.6 |
| Pumpkin Seeds | 1 cup, hulled kernels |
7.7 |
6.0 |
Other foods that can trigger gas pain and digestive issues not related to dietary fiber content include most meats - in particular poultry (duck, goose, chicken, turkey) and the eggs that they lay.
Health Note: Some of the latest health news ties animal fats to an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease. Always trim the fat from the leanest cuts of meat that you can find at your market. Broil, roast, boil, grill but never fry your meat. Rather than meats, check out non-animal proteins such as eggs and peanut butter. You just might make a 'herd' of cows happy....
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