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I’m a Gut Health Scientist. These Are the 5 Foods I Never Eat
Newsweek • • health
Key Points:
- Jordan Haworth, a gastrointestinal physiologist, highlights the importance of gut health and identifies five foods he avoids to protect digestive wellbeing, including some surprising items like pre-packaged salad bags.
- He emphasizes that food poisoning is a major threat to gut health, as bacteria from contaminated foods can cause long-term gut inflammation and post-infectious IBS.
- Haworth advises caution with raw oysters, rare beef burgers, sushi, and sprouts due to their higher risk of bacterial contamination and foodborne illness.
- Despite their healthy reputation, sprouts are risky because of their warm, wet growing conditions and typical raw consumption, which promote bacterial growth.
- Pre-packaged salad bags pose contamination risks from multiple handling stages, so Haworth recommends buying whole greens separately and washing them thoroughly to reduce food poisoning risk.
