Protein is essential to a healthy diet, but some sources, such as red meat, can sometimes be difficult to digest. That’s ...

Through a coordinated research project, the IAEA has optimized the use and application of the carbon-13 sucrose breath test for assessing nutrient absorption in children. This in turn increases ...

Ad lib forage is the ideal scenario for horse’s who are a healthy weight. Feeding ad lib means their supply of hay or haylage, which must be the core of every horse’s diet, is plentiful and they won’t ...

“Alcohol can decrease the secretion of pancreatic enzymes that break proteins down into amino ... can reduce absorption by damaging the cells that line your stomach and small intestine.

Proteins break down into amino acids, fats become fatty ... From here, the mix (chyme) enters the small intestine where muscles mix the food with digestive juices (bile, enzymes and stomach acid) ...

The inner lining of the small intestine nearly ... these findings suggest that the intestinal epithelium remodels during reproduction to maximize nutrient absorption for the developing baby ...