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Food Review: Dr. Melina Protein Bars

Updated 06/08/09 6:23 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 9 comments

Review of Dr. Melina Protein Bar in Cinnamon Almond Flavor

When it comes to pre-workout snacks, I like to mix things up, so when I spotted a new-to-me brand, Dr. Melina Protein Bars, at my corner store the other day, I snapped one up. I was excited to learn that the brand was created by a female doctor who resides in Sugar's fair city of San Francisco, an internist and nutritionist named Dr. Melina Jampolis. To find out how they taste, read more Read more

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The Pros of Probiotics

Updated 02/21/12 11:27 AM · Posted by · 2 comments

Benefits of Probiotics

We are excited to share one of our fave stories from Fitness Magazine here on FitSugar! We often hear that probiotics are important to maintain healthy digestion, but what exactly do they do? Fitness recently learned all about the friendly bacteria from Dr. Melina B. Jampolis, MD, who we met with at an Activia event. We asked her about the digestive system, the role of probiotics in overall Read more