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May 6, 2022Liked by kay(la) kaplan

What Myers forgets to include is that konjac, like Methylcellulose, is also known to cause gastrointestinal distress in high quantity. (Just google konjac noodles upset stomach). Why demonize one binder when the one you claim is so clean and perfect does the same thing?

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Yesss, definitely something I thought of and hope to expand upon. It's really common for people to demonize a nutrient or ingredient and then laud another that serves the same purpose functionally and can be broken down in the body in a very similar way (EX: refined sugar BAD, coconut sugar GOOD!)

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