
Is Nutritional Yeast Healthy for Everyone?
Those with certain autoimmune diseases such as Crohn’s disease should probably not eat nutritional yeast.
Those with certain autoimmune diseases such as Crohn’s disease should probably not eat nutritional yeast.
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Is the exaggerated reaction of many Crohn’s disease patients to baker’s, brewer’s, and nutritional yeast just a consequence of their inflamed leaky gut, or might the yeast be a contributing cause?
The green algae, chlorella, may help attenuate the drop in immune function antibodies associated with over-strenuous exercise.
Beta glucan fiber in nutritional yeast may improve immune function, but there is a concern about lead contamination in some brands.
Athletes who overtrain may put excessive stress on their bodies, and become more susceptible to respiratory infections. But, the fiber found in nutritional and brewer’s yeast may prevent this immune decline in marathon runners.
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Fortified foods, such as some breakfast cereals and types of nutritional yeast, can provide another cholesterol-free source of vitamin B12.
Those eating plant-based diets must ensure a reliable source of vitamin B12 via supplements or fortified foods.