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Humans don’t absorb polyols – so should we avoid them?

  This week we’re shifting our focus to the ‘P’ in FODMAPs – Polyols. Polyols are found naturally in some fruits and vegetables, as well as added artificially to sweeten ‘sugar-free’ packaged food products. Humans can’t absorb polyols properly, so should we be avoiding them? What are polyols? Polyols, namely sorbitol and mannitol, are found…

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