
This elimination diet has caught on among an increasing number of athletes as a way to finally address stomach troubles that are negatively affecting training and race performance. The acronym FODMAP stands for fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and polyols. Thus, a low FODMAP diet limits foods that contain these types of short-chain carbohydrates.
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