common. This is one potential outcome that
would cause legumes to fail our third Good
Food standard (promotes a healthy gut), and
by default, our fourth (systemic inflammation,
via an unhealthy gut).
FODMAPS
These galactans aren’t the only
fermentable carbohydrate that
causes gastric distress. They
belong to a category called
FODMAPs (fermentable
oligosaccharides, disaccharides,
monosaccharides, and polyols)—
a collection of fermentable
carbohydrates and sugar alcohols
found in various foods, like
grains, beans, vegetables and
fruits. FODMAPs are poorly
absorbed, thereby “feeding” gut
bacteria and causing a host of