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Feb 2025
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Why you should eat more beans (and how t...

QuickAndDirtyTips.com, Monica Reinagel
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Experts say we need to eat more beans. Let’s look at why (and how) we should do this.

Related listening:

What is the FODMAP diet? (Nutrition Diva  #236)

Do you get enough fiber on a low-FODMAP diet? (Nutrition Diva #589)

Beyond FODMAPS with Beth Rosen, RD (Nutrition Diva #710)

Why you need more (not less) phytic acid in your diet (Nutrition Diva #612)

Lectins and the plant paradox (Nutrition Diva #471)

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