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Ashley Reynolds discusses diet
targeting wheat, other foods

Nutrition and Health

cherries and high-fructose corn syrup); lactose (which includes several
dairy products); fructans (the largest
category, which includes wheat, rye,
barley, legumes and several vegetables), galacto-oligosaccharides (legumes) and polyols (includes several fruits and vegetables).
Illustrative examples of FODMAPS offered in the presentation
included 13 fruits, 13 vegetables, 3
cereal grains, all legumes plus a variety of other ingredients and additives.
"Food group by food group,
foods that are the larger sources of

She cited data that indicate 15%
BOSTON - While FODMAPS is
hardly a household term, the Grain of the worldwide population has
Foods Foundation believes increas- what some people call "functional
ing attention to a diet bearing that gut symptoms." The condition also
name merits industry attention. is sometimes referred to as SIBO
The acronym for a category of car- (small intestine bacterial overbohydrates, the FODMAP elimina- growth).
"Especially as we're watchtion diet entails at least temporary
ing the gluten-free movement and
avoidance of wheat-based foods.
The diet was the subject of a G.F.F. non-celiac gluten sensitivity, evconference call for investors May 2. eryone is wondering what is the diThe call was led by Ashley Reyn- etary culprit associated with these
olds, a registered
dietitian who has
Common food sources of FODMAPS
been with the agency Mullen for four
Food type
Free fructose
Lactose
Fructans
GalactoPolyols
years, working on
oligosaccharides
behalf of the Grain
Fruits
Apple, cherry, mango,
Peach, persimmon,
Apple, apricot,
Foods Foundation.
pear, watermelon
watermelon
pear, avocado,
blackberries, cherry,
Introducing Ms.
nectarine, plum, prune
Reynolds, Christine
Cochran, executive
Vegetables
Apsaragus,
Artichokes, beetroot,
Cauliflower,
director of the G.F.F.,
artichokes,
Brussel sprouts, chicory,
mushroom,
said the call was part
sugar snap peas
fennel, garlic, leek,
snow peas
of what would be a
onion, peas
regular monthly activity at G.F.F., highGrains and cereals
Wheat, rye, barley
lighting the foundaNuts and seeds
Pistachios
tion's work around
a number of areas,
Milk and milk products
Milk, yogurt,
including
emergice cream,
ing research such as
custard, soft
that connected with
cheeses
FODMAPS, media
Legumes
Legumes, lentils,
Legumes, lentils,
relations, feedback
chickpeas
chickpeas
from influencers and
emerging trends "we
Other
Honey, high-fructose
Chicory drinks
corn syrup
see on the horizon."
As recently as two
Food additives
Inulin, fructoSorbitol, mannitol,
years ago, the conoligosaccharides
malitiol, xylitol, isomalt
cept of FODMAPS
Source: Gibson and Shephard. The American Journal of Gastroenterology, 2012
was "not on anyone's radar screen," Ms. Cochran symptoms nearly a fifth of the pop- carbohydrates are ones that need to
be avoided," she said. "Wheat, rye
ulation is dealing with," she said.
said.
In the case of FODMAPS, though, and barley are why the Grain Foods
FODMAPS stands for fermentable oligo-di-mono saccharides and the definition of a culprit is not sim- Foundation is interested."
Also of interest among FODMAPS
polyols. Ms. Reynolds went on to of- ple. In contrast to the ironclad link
fer as a definition, "a class of carbo- between gluten and celiac disease, sources are inulin and fructo-oligohydrates that are osmotically active FODMAPS are associated with saccharides (FOS), food additives
but do not cause I.B.S. symptoms, that have become more popular beand rapidly fermentable."
cause they help narrow the dietary
She continued, "The issue here, she said.
A number of staple foods fall fiber deficit faced by many consumand why FODMAPS are becoming
such a class of study, is that FOD- within the FODMAPS group, Ms. ers. Ms. Reynolds highlighted these
MAPS are an area of carbohydrates Reynolds said. While wheat is the because avoidance could have furthat draw water into the intestine most prominent grain in the group, ther adverse effects on grain foods
and have almost a balloon effect. other dietary FODMAPS mainstays consumption.
"(Inulin and FOS) are found in
They feed the bacteria in your gut include milk (not all dairy prodand produce gas. They have been ucts), onions, apples, high-fructose a number of grain products, dairy
products ... across the food specassociated with I.B.S.-like symp- corn syrup and ice cream.
The chemical categories un- trum," she said.
toms in some people - that being
While celiac disease necessitates
pain, gas and diarrhea - stuff that der which various FODMAPS fall
are free fructose (includes apples, permanent avoidance of gluten-based
people want to stay away from."
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