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Gastrointestinal Disorders: Does Nutrition Control the Disease?

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  • Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
  • constipation
  • peptic ulcers
  • diverticulosis
  • inflammatory bowel disease
  • colon cancer

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  1. Department of Biology, Winona State University, Winona, MN, USA

    Alice N. Brako BVM, MA, MPH, CHES

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  1. Dept. Biology, Winona State University, Winona, 54603, U.S.A.

    Ted Wilson

  2. Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University, Perkins Rd. 6400, Baton Rouge, 70808, U.S.A.

    George A. Bray

  3. Centre for Science, Athabasca University, Athabasca, T9S 3A3, Canada

    Norman J. Temple

  4. Dept. Foods & Nutrition, College of St. Elizabeth, Morristown, 07960, U.S.A.

    Maria Boyle Struble

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Brako, A.N. (2010). Gastrointestinal Disorders: Does Nutrition Control the Disease?. In: Wilson, T., Bray, G., Temple, N., Struble, M. (eds) Nutrition Guide for Physicians. Nutrition and Health. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-431-9_27

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