GAPS Diet Benefits, Foods & More
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Possible Dangers of the GAPS Diet
There are few obvious dangers of the GAPS diet, such as a lack of variety, which can negatively impact a person's health and cause malnutrition. However, the supplements recommended along with this diet, including probiotics, omega-3 fatty acids, and digestive enzymes, aim to reduce the risk of nutrient deficiencies.
People need to eat a balanced diet to stay healthy. This is difficult to do when eliminating entire food groups, such as grains and starchy vegetables.6Powell, Bronwen et al. ‘The determinants of dietary diversity and nutrition: ethnonutrition knowledge of local people in the East Usambara Mountains, Tanzania.’ Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine vol. 13,1 23. 27 Apr. 2017, doi:10.1186/s13002-017-0150-2
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