GCSE Biology: Food and digestion

This video explains how mechanical and chemical digestion break food down and how the small intestine’s adaptations increase ...
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Why the small intestine is the unsung hero of your digestive health

BLOOM (TAMPA) – Alexander Lake, DO, a gastroenterologist at AdventHealth, joined Gayle Guyardo, host of the globally syndicated health and wellness show Bloom, to shed light on one of the most ...
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Researchers from Tongji University highlight small intestine’s role in immune and metabolic diseases

Chinese Medical Journals Publishing House Co., Ltd. The small intestine is not only essential for digestion and nutrient absorption but also for immune regulation and maintaining a balanced microbial ...
The Conversation

Poop has been an easy target for microbiome research, but voyages into the small intestine shed new light on ways to improve gut health

Microbiome research to date has been much like the parable of the blind men and the elephant. How much can be said about an elephant by examining just its tail? Researchers have studied what is most ...
The Conversation

How does your body make poop?

Much of the food you eat is absorbed by your digestive system, which includes your stomach and your intestines. But some of what you eat makes it all the way through those twists and turns and comes ...