Tag: Heart disease
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Decoding Processed Foods: What Americans Get Wrong About Healthy and Unhealthy Dietary Choices

I recently read a study by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, which shocked me: 39 percent of U.S. adults believe ALL processed foods are bad for our health. Consumers overlook a broad spectrum of dietary choices ranging from minimally processed vegetables to ultra-processed snacks because they’re uncertain of the differences between the two. This…
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CSID-Friendly Kiwi Bread
I love kiwi and was so happy to learn that I could eat it when I was diagnosed with CSID in 2020. CSID, or congenital sucrase-isomaltase deficiency, is a rare genetic disorder characterized by a deficiency of the sucrase-isomaltase (SI) enzyme complex within the brush border membrane of the small intestine. This basically means that…