Author: Erin Elizabeth

The CDC first posted warnings about romaine lettuce in early April.1 But it wasn’t until about two weeks ago that we started hearing about people getting sick or recalls for the leafy green. Health officials believe they have traced the outbreak to a farm in Yuma, Arizona (which provides most of the romaine sold in the U.S. during the winter) but are unsure how many more cases might be reported. The early or initial symptoms of E. coli infections usually appear about three to five days after a person ingests the bacteria (although it can affect someone in as little...

Written By Michael Greger M.D. FACLM on May 8th, 2018 When people think fiber, they think constipation. And it’s true: If we could get Americans to eat just the minimum recommended daily intake of fiber-containing foods, we could save our country $80 billion—and that’s just from the effects on constipation alone. But that’s not all. “Accumulating evidence indicates that greater dietary fiber intakes reduce risk for type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, certain cancers, weight gain, obesity, and diverticular disease, as well as functional constipation.” So, we need to eat more fiber-rich foods, which means eating more whole grains, vegetables, fruits, and legumes (beans, split peas, chickpeas,...