Cooking & Baking Tips: Healthy Fats, Grain Prep & Substitutes

Mastering the kitchen involves understanding healthy fat profiles, variety-specific grain preparation, and safe food handling techniques.

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Nutrition for Fructose Malabsorption

If you have fructose malabsorption, you need to avoid some healthy fruits as well as some sugars and sweetened processed foods and drinks to avoid suffering from abdominal bloating, pain, flatulence, diarrhea or constipation.

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White Rice & Acne

High insulin levels could be responsible for the increased prevalence of acne in Western societies because of how they trigger inflammation and stimulate the release of acne-promoting hormones, according to a 2003 review in "Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology."

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Why Does Garlic Make My Stomach Hurt?

Garlic is used to add flavor to many sauces and dishes. Garlic can not only cause bad breath but it can also cause gastrointestinal problems and make your stomach hurt. Sensitive people can react to even tiny amounts of garlic, garlic powder or garlic salt.

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Sorbitol & Fructose

Many people suffering from irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS, or with gastrointestinal issues, including bloating, constipation, diarrhea, flatulence and abdominal pain, believe that some foods may trigger their symptoms.

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Does Sugar Make You Bloated?

Feeling bloated never is a comfortable feeling, especially if other gastrointestinal problems accompany it, such as pain, flatulence or changes in bowel movements.

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