| | | |  | Digestive Diet And GI Health
| • | Dairy
If you are one of the approximately 50 million Americans who suffer bloating, gas and diarrhea after drinking milk, blame it on lack of lactase (the intestinal enzyme that is necessary to break down the milk sugar lactose). | | • | Diet And GI Health
So much of health is dependent on the types and amounts of foods consumed that it is easy to overlook how food itself plays a role in the disease process within the digestive system. | | • | Dietary Fiber
Dietary fiber is receiving increased attention as a result of the epidemiologic association between a high-fiber diet and a reduction in the risk of cardiovascular disease, large bowel cancer, diverticulosis, constipation and other chronic disorders. | | • | Fat
Dietary fat is required to carry out a number of functions. It is a carrier for the fat soluble vitamins, provides certain essential fatty acids, and plays a role in satiety. | | | | |
