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Polymyositis (PM) is a type of chronic inflammation of the muscles (inflammatory myopathy) related to dermatomyositis and inclusion body myositis. The inflammation is predominantly of the endomysium in polymyositis, whereas dermatomyositis is characterized by primarily perimysial inflammation.

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dmsucksss 02/12/2016

I try hard to aviod any added sugar in my diet.
Do you know if "sun maid" raisins have added sugar? On the ingredients mentioned only : California raisins. But still, big companies not always telling all the truth, so I scare there is added sugar in those sweet sweet raisins.
What do you think? (I asked it here cause I know some of you avoiding unhealthy food...)
Thanks a lot!!

trpt1 02/12/2016

Hi DMsucksss, Sunmaid raisins are without added sugar. You can see when you open the box that there are no flakes of sugar on the raisins. I like natural prunes and prune juice. I have a bad reaction to psyllium fiber ingredients in products like the OTC fiber drinks. Natural prunes help to keep my system flow and there is no added sugar.

The thing to watch is the TYPE of sugar. Natural sugars are good, but like everything should be in moderation. Your body needs glucose to function properly. Orange juice, peanuts, almonds, and brazil nuts help me to feel a lot better, but all in moderation.

I try to mainly avoid high fructose corn syrup. I do get a craving for an occasional gummy bear. The high fructose corn syrup seems to be sort of a problem for the liver so I try to avoid it.

Best Wishes

nanny1611 02/12/2016

According to this website, there are no added sugars, probably because it has a lot of natural sugar.
http://www.fooducate.com/app#!page=product&id=4066E0DA-6B8B-11E1-AFF9-1231380C18FB

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