Digestive Health: Overview

  • Facts About Lactose Intolerance

    11/30/05, Johns Hopkins University

    Lactose intolerance is caused by the body's inability to digest the sugar in milk, called lactose. Milk is digested with the aid of an enzyme called…

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  • Can You Turn Fat Into Muscle?

    08/06/07, Joy Bauer Nutrition

    You may have heard that by following a proper diet and exercise program, you can actually turn body fat into muscle. Not true. Fat and muscle are two…

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  • Drinking Water: Is it Safe?

    04/02/08, Ask Dr. Mao

    It's important to safeguard your water quality by using a water filtration system that uses carbon-based filters.

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  • The Itch We Don't Talk About

    02/05/09, Johns Hopkins University

    The reality is that many people—very often women, especially after childbirth—are afflicted with itching around the rectum.

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