Madelyn Fernstrom, director of the Weight Management Center at the University of Pittsburgh, talks to "Today" show viewers about how some foods can affect the way medications work. Fernstrom details the three ways foods can interact with drugs like heart medicines, statins, asthma drugs, antidepressants, and painkillers. She also gives a list of foods and beverages people should avoid in order to get their medications' full benefits.
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Source: eOrthopod
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