Marion Nestle, a nutritionist at New York University, said she found these recent results "surprising," and noted that if almonds and raw foods are really so prebiotic then you would experience some intestinal discomfort. But after a moment of consideration, she recalled a recent trip to Rancho La Puerta in Mexico, a semivegetarian resort known for serving large amounts of salads and other raw vegetables. "One of the big jokes in camp," she says, "is everyone is passing an enormous amount of gas."

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1. 1. minkelj 06:52 PM 4/6/09

   great story. made my top six: http://fistfulofscience.wordpress.com/2009/04/06/six-wonderful-things-you-will-want-to-read-about/

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2. 2. Wheatgrass Gal 04:38 PM 3/10/10

   Very interesting article. Ann Wigmore was a great pioneer and we love wheatgrass and barleygrass juice around here! http://www.wheatgrasskits.com/40pointsofwheatgrass.htm

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