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Article: Beyond the gut: the subject of digestive health has never been easy to discuss but consumers can no longer afford to be shy. (Digestive Health).(Statistical Data Included)
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- Nutraceuticals World
- Article date:
- September 1, 2002
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Digestive health has been shrouded in cultural taboo (even more so than sex) for decades, but with the rate of digestive ailments reaching epidemic proportions, especially in the U.S., the need to tackle the issue, on many levels, is way overdue. According to the American Gastroenterological Association, half of the population in the U.S. is affected by a digestive disease of some kind. More specifically, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that over 25 million Americans will suffer from an ulcer at some point during their lifetime, and the American Cancer Society says that colorectal cancer, or cancer of the colon or rectum, is the second ...