Nutrition

A simple diagram, and the only way I could make sense of the way Iron is transported from the GI tract to the blood.  

Doctors are witnessing increasing numbers of patients seeking referrals to food banks in the United Kingdom. Rachel Loopstra and colleagues ask, is this due to supply or demand?  

Ablating the left atrial appendage, the female athletic heart, pricy PCSK9 drugs, a sugar tax, and the potential of good nutrition are the topics discussed by Dr John Mandrola in this week's podcast.  

Glycerin (glycerine, glycerol) is a sugar alcohol (a carbohydrate) used as a food additive. Glycerin syrup is used as a sweetener.