Wellington, New Zealand (Reuters): It may not be socially
acceptable, but passing gas is good for your health, according
to Australian corporate nutrition consultant Matt O'Neill.
"Better an empty house than a bad tenant," said O'Neill, in
New Zealand to promote a national fit food campaign run by
health agencies.
O'Neill said that flatulence was so common for men it was an
effective icebreaker for them to discuss their bodies and male
health issues.
"If you ask people to count how often they pop off in a day
it would be double figures."
However O'Neill said men could help ease the stink from
their flatulence.
"If men eat more fiber they will be producing a lot of hot
air, and that's about it -- it won't be as smelly. It's the
pies, beer and steak that make the smelly ones.
