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Diet Therapy in the Context of Chronic Pelvic Pain

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The synergistic relationship between food and well-being is beyond doubt. With the discovery that vitamins and minerals eradicate deficiency diseases, the role of these essential nutrients in maintaining health and mitigating disease has been confirmed for centuries. Indeed, there is now abundant evidence that comestibles enhance health through complex biological mechanisms [1–4].

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The authors would like to acknowledge LIU Post Nutrition Program graduates, Felicia DiFiore, Christine Hanley, and Stefania Mascioli, for their assistance with this manuscript.

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Shorter, B., Gordon, B. (2017). Diet Therapy in the Context of Chronic Pelvic Pain. In: Moldwin, R. (eds) Urological and Gynaecological Chronic Pelvic Pain. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48464-8_5

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