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Diet & Nutrition

GLUTEN CONTAMINATION IN RESTAURANTS

April 22, 2019Browse by Staff MemberDiet, Exercise & Healthy LivingTARA TROY, M.D. Gastroenterologist
GLUTEN CONTAMINATION IN RESTAURANTS

GASTROENTEROLOGY NERD ALERT: GLUTEN CONTAMINATION IN RESTAURANTS A recent article in Gastroenterology and Endoscopy News in April 2019 reports on findings out of Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons regarding the rate of gluten contamination found more than 5,000 samples of restaurant food that claimed to be gluten-free. Celiac patients used a commercially available […]

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FOOD SENSITIVITY VS. FOOD INTOLERANCE?

April 19, 2019Browse by Staff MemberDiet, Exercise & Healthy LivingIrritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)TARA TROY, M.D. Gastroenterologist
FOOD SENSITIVITY VS. FOOD INTOLERANCE?

In March, I had the opportunity to attend the fascinating annual World Congress on the Gut Microbiota for Health conference in Miami. Overall, the number of questions raised was far greater than questions answered, but the potential for knowledge and applied interventions waiting for science to uncover them seems limitless. I truly can’t wait to […]

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STANDARD AMERICAN DIET (“SAD”) IS HARMING IMMIGRANT HEALTH

April 12, 2019Browse by Staff MemberDiet, Exercise & Healthy LivingTARA TROY, M.D. Gastroenterologist
STANDARD AMERICAN DIET (“SAD”) IS HARMING IMMIGRANT HEALTH

GASTROENTEROLOGY NERD ALERT: STANDARD AMERICAN DIET (“SAD”) IS HARMING IMMIGRANT HEALTH Check out this fascinating article on the impact that the Western diet is having on immigrant populations: “A recent study by researchers from the University of Minnesota provides evidence that the gut bacteria—or “microbiome”—of Asian populations, specifically Hmong and Karen communities, is radically altered […]

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Importance of Nutrition in Our Health & Wellness

April 8, 2019Browse by Staff MemberDiet, Exercise & Healthy LivingTARA TROY, M.D. Gastroenterologist
Importance of Nutrition in Our Health & Wellness

Check out this article from CNN.com about the critical importance of nutrition in our health and wellness: “Which risk factor is responsible for more deaths around the world than any other? Not smoking. Not even high blood pressure. It’s a poor diet. “In many countries, poor diet now causes more deaths than tobacco smoking and […]

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