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After years of stomach pain, this CEO rebuilt her diet for gut health

Samantha Citro Alexander was about 11 years old when she first realized her health was linked to every bite of food she ate.Growing up in an Italian-American family, food was part of her culture. Meals were home-cooked, nutritious but quite rich: heaping helpings of Grandma’s lasagna, with a side of…

How a Heart Health Dietitian Fits Sugar and Alcohol Into Her Diet

As a registered dietitian, Lena Beal first learned about nutrition from her own family.”My great-grandparents were farmers, so they grew nearly everything they ate, made their own preserves, the whole thing,” Beal, a cardiovascular dietitian at Piedmont Atlanta Hospital and spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, told Business…