What Foods Can Encourage Yeast Overgrowth?
Sugary foods Although candidiasia albicans is a fungus, it tends to thrive under the same conditions and in the same type of environment that yeast does. Just as yeast flourishes in the presence of sugar, candidiasis flourishes when an abundance of sugar is available. Sugar, honey, and maple syrup are the obvious delights of this common fungus. Unfortunately, the same fruits and fruit juices that we hail as healthy, immunity-boosting foods often contain large amounts of sugar. For that reason, anyone on an antifungal (opposed to yeast overgrowth) diet would be wise to limit fruit or fruit juice to one serving per day. Nonsweet sugary foods Some foods that we would not normally suspect of being sugary actually do contain a form of sugar. The yeast bread that goes into our lunch sandwich, for instance, relies on a form of sugar. Pizza is actually a sugary substance because the flour in the crust contains a form of sugar. The sauce and toppings may also contain sugar-based ingredients or
