Completely avoid: all fried foods (fried chicken, french fries, tempura, fried appetizers), cream-based dishes (alfredo, creamy soups, heavy sauces), greasy foods (burgers with excessive toppings, pizza, nachos, anything swimming in oil), very spicy dishes that can trigger reflux, carbonated beverages that cause bloating, oversized portion entrees, bread baskets and chip baskets before meals, and rich desserts
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Endogenous toxins include the metabolic byproducts of our own cellular respiration, such as reactive oxygen species (ROS) and free radicals
Patients with Known or Suspected Mitochondrial Disease Valproic acid is contraindicated in patients known to have mitochondrial disorders caused by POLG mutations and children under two years of age who are clinically suspected of having a mitochondrial disorder [seeContraindications (4)]