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Severe calorie restriction diet health benefits

You may have heard about calorie restriction and fasting diets and wondered why they’re getting so much attention in the news. Aren’t they just other terms for dieting to lose weight? No, they’re not. Calorie restriction means reducing average daily caloric intake below what is typical or habitual, without malnutrition or deprivation of essential nutrients.… Read More: Severe calorie restriction diet health benefits »

Fodmap diet and alcohol

The holiday season gets underway this week. There are lots of potential pitfalls around alcoholic beverages and IBS. Alcohol itself can be a direct GI irritant for some people. Some people may have non-FODMAP reactions to consuming alcoholic beverages; for example, people with celiac disease or non-celiac gluten sensitivity cannot drink beer made with barley… Read More: Fodmap diet and alcohol »