The Best Gut Health Snack, Butter's Big Comeback & Are Vegetables Half as Healthy?

What's the best snack for supporting your gut health? Why is everyone suddenly obsessed with butter again? And are our vegetables really half as nutritious as they were 60 years ago? And why do we suddenly hate peas?! 

This week, we explore nine simple snacks that could help support your gut microbiome, from kefir and chia pudding to pistachios and dark chocolate dates. We also unpack the extraordinary butter revival, from butter sommeliers to the debate around saturated fat and ultra-processed spreads, and whether butter really deserves its new healthy image. Plus, surprising research suggesting some of our everyday foods contain fewer nutrients than they did decades ago, what soil health and modern farming have to do with it, and why this matters even more as GLP-1 medications become increasingly popular. We also look at the fascinating link between cats and happiness, why tongue scraping is making mainstream news, and the latest concerns around processed meat and bowel cancer.

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