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Joanne L. Slavin, PhD, RD

Dietary Fiber

University of Minnesota

Professor in the Department of Food Science and Nutrition at the University of Minnesota.

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Articles By Joanne

Food:

Is Wood Pulp Being Added to Your Food?

A recent news story has grated some cheese lovers. That Parmesan cheese you’re sprinkling on your favorite pasta dishes...

Food
Food:

ABCs of Food: V is for Vitamins

Do you take vitamins or do you get all the vitamins you need from the food you eat? To learn more about vitamins, we reached...

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Food:

Why Doesn’t Your Body Digest Corn?

Why Doesn’t Your Body Digest Corn? We recently published a post where we distinguished between the different types of corn...

Food
Health:

Inulin: Is This Fiber Source Too Much of a Good Thing?

We received an inquiry from a reader about “functional fibers” that are being added to foods. There are reports that...

Health