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Q&A 457: The Truth About Whether Alcohol Is Actually Bad For You, Health Benefits Of Ice Cream, Are Wearables Accurate, What Is Brown's Gas & Much More!
Ben Greenfield Life
The Effects of Ice Cream on the Microbiome
If you're having a reasonably sized scoop of ice cream at the end of the day, and it's not contributing to excess calorie intake, then it's probably not gonna kill you. It is incredibly difficult to consume things like ice cream and alcohol and twinkies and not exceed your total calorie allotment for the day. Many of these foods trigger what's called a an ingredient response, a digestive hormone response that makes you want to eat more foods. And I think long term, you're gonna wind up with a deficiency in micronutrients and minerals and some of the other things that you'd be getting from eating a more widely varied diet.
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