FUNCTIONAL DYSPEPSIA: SUBTYPES, RISK FACTORS, AND OVERLAP WITH IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME IN A POPULATION OF AFRICAN PATIENTS

Functional Dyspepsia: Subtypes, Risk Factors, and Overlap with Irritable Bowel Syndrome in a Population of African Patients

Background.Functional dyspepsia is the prototype functional gastrointestinal disorder.This study was designed to determine its prevalence, subtypes, and risk factors associated with the subtypes.Method.Patients with upper gastrointestinal symptoms who presented for endoscopy were administered a questionnaire containing the functional dyspepsia and

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Balancing macronutrient intake in a mammalian carnivore: disentangling the influences of flavour and nutrition

There is a large body of research demonstrating that macronutrient balancing is a primary driver of foraging in herbivores and omnivores, and more recently, it has been shown to occur in carnivores.However, the extent to which macronutrient selection in carnivores may be influenced by organoleptic properties (e.g.flavour/aroma) remains unknown.Here

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