We partnered with Harvard’s Science of Cooking program to test common ways to reduce bean-related gas—and find out which actually work.

You know how the playground rhyme goes, so we won't go there. However, have you ever wondered what the "why" behind it was? As in, why do beans make you fart? The question might make you blush, which ...

If we’re being honest, beans have taken too much blame. From childhood, we’ve been told that eating beans will make you gassy. Some people even avoid them altogether to avoid “embarrassing situations.

Beans may make you gassy, but that is just your gut microbiome's way of celebrating being fed prebiotic fibres. Dr Rajan explains how they benefit gut health.