Taking the fish guts out of your Guinness and other food and drink news

So many things you wouldn’t expect are made with animal parts - To the delight of vegans everywhere, Irish brewery Guinness revealed this week that it will stop using fish guts to make its famous dark stout. Who knew there were fish guts in beer in the first place? Let's take a step back. First, it’s true that the production of Guinness involves the harming of some critters. This is not unusual; many beers and wines are made using animal products. These ingredients aren’t added to flavor the beverage, but to help purify it. Only trace amounts remain in the final drink. Nonetheless, Guinness has been trying to become more vegan-friendly. By the end of next year, Guinness’s main plant in Dublin plans to have an alternative system for filtering beer, a spokesperson said in an e-mail.

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Consumption Of Specific Foods And Beverages And Excess Weight Gain Among Children And Adolescents - "When we considered all dietary factors and physical activity levels simultaneously, we found that foods with the largest positive associations with three-year excess weight gain were fat spread (butter or margarine), coated (breaded or battered) poultry, potatoes cooked in oil (French fries, roasted potatoes, and potato chips), coated fish, processed meats, other meats, desserts and sweets, milk, and sugar-sweetened beverages. Foods associated with weight loss were whole grains and high-fiber cereals."

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