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Ice cream, mascarpone and milk-washed cocktails may sound like simple pleasures — but the ones served at a two-Michelin-starred restaurant in Denmark contained a little extra something: ants. Alchemist in Copenhagen, currently ranked No. 5 on The World’s 50 Best Restaurants list, describes itself as “part science lab” and has a thing for experimenting with food. The restaurant’s ant-ics began …

Fiber is the missing macronutrient—and dessert can close the gap. According to a study in Nutrients, more than 90 % of U.S. women and 97 % of men fail to meet the recommended daily fiber intake, starving the gut microbes that rely on fermentable fibers to produce short‑chain fatty acids—molecules tied to a stronger gut barrier and lower inflammation. The fix doesn’t have …