Adjunct Professor Manya Angley FPS (CredPharm MMR) Credentialed and Disability Pharmacist
Penny Beirne MPS
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FODMAPs and the healthy gut
The acronym ‘FODMAPs’ is used to describe types of short-chain carbohydrates (sugars) that are poorly absorbed in the small intestine of some individuals.
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