What is lactose intolerance?

From 30 to 50 million Americans are lactose intolerant according to the American Dietetic Association. This means that they cannot digest the carbohydrate in milk called lactose. Individuals experience varying…

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A short history of sugar

When the process of purification of sucrose was first invented centuries ago, it was carried out by hand and only small quantities of table sugar could be made. It was…

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Why is water so important?

If we are what we eat (and drink), then water is a most important nutrient, even more than food. Next to oxygen, water is the element that is most important…

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