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Sam Montel is our online nutrition expert and a registered public health nutritionist. The Ask Sam section contains answers on a wide range of food-related questions. If you have a question, browse through the answers we have already published to see if you can find what you're looking for. Otherwise, you can ask Sam a question at the bottom of each page.

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