Apparently, you can have too much hummus. This news might come as a shock to fans of the chickpea dip, but health experts noted this not-so-well-known fact in an interview with nutrition resource Eat This, Not That. Degreed nutritionist Heather Hanks told the online food publication in February that eating hummus in excess can cause gastrointestinal inflammation. In her own words: "Hummus is made from chickpeas, which are a legume. These can be hard to digest for many people, and induce GI inflammation." Gastrointestinal inflammation is a biological response that occurs in the digestive tract when the organ comes into contact with "pathogens, damaged cells, or irritants," according to a study from Gastroenterology Research and Practice – which was published by the National Center for Biotechnology Information.