about fruit (sugar) on top of
protein causing a fermentation process whereby the food sits longer in the
stomach and slows digestion.  Any truth to this?  Oliva


Olivia, Actually what I read was a little different.

The roots of the argument are depending upon food combining, I think, and the
idea is to not eat fruit after a meat meal as the meat takes longer to digest,
and the fruit hangs out waiting to be digested, fermenting in the meantime,
producing gas, etc.

In a similar vein, I've heard to eat cantaloupe before anything as it's digested
in the small intestine, not the stomach....I don't have any sources, just
offering what I've "heard", so no flames, please.

Nita