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Fruits wastebasket

Fructose malabsorption and other dangers of a plant-based diet

Joy Ride
5 min readDec 18, 2019
Photo by Jo Sonn on Unsplash

The plant-based diet is widely popular. Thousands of documentaries and articles argue that humans are striving on a plant-based diet. Athletes are performing better and recovering faster if they consume plant protein. The risk of cardiovascular disease is lower for vegans. I know you’ve heard it a thousand times before: fruits are a healthier choice compared to sugar.

Is it always the case?

Jennifer is a mother of three young girls from seven to one. She suffers from a functional digestive disorder. Dozens of doctors examined her, she has completed multiple procedures to examine her gastrointestinal system, and all the tests came back normal. However, severe symptoms are interfering with Jennifer’s daily living. Her gut is continuously hurting, distended, and making noises. She feels bloated, tired, crampy, constipated most of the time. She is embarrassed. Jennifer has acid reflux so intense it burns her throat and affects her voice. Jennifer struggles with an excess of mucus in her throat. Is

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Joy Ride
Joy Ride

Written by Joy Ride

Learner, writer, biotech investor, research translation, drug development, genetics. 4-lingual.

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