{"id":25948,"date":"2025-04-14T09:00:11","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T09:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=25948"},"modified":"2025-04-14T17:25:22","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T17:25:22","slug":"how-healthy-is-asparagus-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=25948","title":{"rendered":"How Healthy Is Asparagus?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Proper asparagus-eating etiquette has long been a <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1984\/04\/14\/style\/de-gustibus-emily-post-and-the-art-of-enjoying-asparagus.html\" title>subject of debate<\/a>: Should you cut the treelike spears with a fork and knife, or are they an acceptable finger food?<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">When it comes to asparagus\u2019s nutritional value, though, there\u2019s little dispute. Here are its most notable health attributes, plus fresh ways to prepare it from <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/cooking.nytimes.com\/article\/asparagus-recipes-spring\" title>New York Times Cooking<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"RelatedLinksBlock-1\">\n<div data-testid=\"lazy-loader\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h2 class=\"css-1u37br4 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-276e8316\">It\u2019s rich in prebiotics.<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Asparagus contains a type of <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/10\/28\/well\/eat\/prebiotic-supplements-gut-health.html\" title>prebiotic fiber<\/a> called inulin, said Elizabeth Klingbeil, a dietitian and assistant professor at the University of Texas at Austin. Your stomach can\u2019t break down inulin, she said, so it passes into your intestines undigested. Once there, the inulin helps nourish the good bacteria that make up your <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2023\/02\/22\/well\/eat\/gut-microbiome-health.html\" title>gut microbiome<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">When these good bacteria feed off the inulin in asparagus and other fiber-rich foods, they produce compounds that play a role in <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/journals\/immunology\/articles\/10.3389\/fimmu.2023.1224092\/full\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">preventing inflammation<\/a> in your intestines, Dr. Klingbeil said. Over time, excess inflammation can increase your risk of <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/inflammatory-bowel-disease\/about\/index.html\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">chronic gastrointestinal diseases<\/a>, including inflammatory bowel disease and colon cancer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"Dropzone-3\"><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"UnstructuredBlock-4\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Nourishing gut bacteria with prebiotic fiber may have benefits beyond your digestive system, said Douglas Moellering, an associate professor of nutrition sciences at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Early research suggests a healthy gut microbiome <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/nutritionreviews\/article\/76\/7\/481\/4985887#117877594\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">could improve<\/a> your brain function, stress levels and mood through a complex network called the <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/01\/28\/health\/microbiome-brain-behavior-dementia.html\" title>gut-brain axis<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"css-kbghgg\">\n<div class=\"css-121kum4\">\n<div class=\"css-171quhb\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-asuuk5\">\n<div class=\"css-7axq9l\" data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript\">\n<div data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript-message\" class=\"css-6yo1no\">\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">We are having trouble retrieving the article content.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1dv1kvn\" id=\"optimistic-truncator-a11y\">\n<hr \/>\n<p>Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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Here are its most notable health attributes, plus fresh ways to prepare it from New York Times Cooking.It\u2019s rich in prebiotics.Asparagus contains a type of prebiotic fiber called inulin, said Elizabeth Klingbeil, a dietitian and assistant professor at the University of Texas at Austin. Your stomach can\u2019t break down inulin, she said, so it passes into your intestines undigested. Once there, the inulin helps nourish the good bacteria that make up your gut microbiome.When these good bacteria feed off the inulin in asparagus and other fiber-rich foods, they produce compounds that play a role in preventing inflammation in your intestines, Dr. Klingbeil said. 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