SLMNA

SLMNA NEWSLETTER, February 2018, Volume 2, Issue 2

Linking Nutrition Research to Practice...

Irritable bowel syndrome and low FODMAP diet

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional disorder of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract which has a significant impact on quality of life. It is characterized by chronic abdominal pain and altered bowel habits in the absence of a significant structural or an organic cause. Prevalence of IBS among

Effect of food on renal stones

Urinary stone disease is a common clinical problem as the lifetime risk of having a stone is 10% in the population What are the types of kidney stones? Calcium stones The most common type of kidney stone and occur in two major forms: calcium oxalate and calcium phosphate. About 80% of renal stone