The issue of intestinal bacteria is a complex one. On the one hand, people are dependent on the microorganisms because they ...

Knocking out a single gene reprograms part of the large intestine to function like the nutrient-absorbing small intestine. In ...

Rare sugars like D-allulose, D-tagatose, and D-sorbose significantly boosted GLP-1 secretion and suppressed food intake in ...

This important study shows that the Nora virus, a natural Drosophila pathogen that also persistently infects many laboratory fly stocks, infects intestinal stem cells (ISCs), leading to a shorter life ...

It can take six hours for the small intestine to do its job. The nutrients are sucked from the inner surface of the small ...

Scientists have identified a protein sensor in intestinal neurons that responds to pressure, inflammation to stimulate the ...

Research in mice identifies protein responsible for regulating gut movement in response to pressure, exercise, and ...

Safe food and good nutrition are important to Canadians. Maintaining the safety of Canada's food supply is a shared responsibility among government, industry and consumers. Eating a nutritious and ...

The small intestine is the part of your digestive tract that absorbs most of the nutrients you get from food. When you have short bowel syndrome, your body can’t absorb all the nutrients you need.

A review from 2023 explains that foods high in fat can slow down gastric emptying or how fast food moves from your stomach into the small intestine. While this can lead to feeling fuller at meal ...

The small intestine is where the most critical work of digestion takes place, that is, further breaking down the food we eat into molecular components that can be absorbed into the bloodstream. The ...

The Agriculture Department has axed two programs that gave schools and food banks money to buy food from local farms and ranchers, halting more than $1 billion in federal spending. Roughly $660 ...