Historical trends and future projections of the number of people with overweight and obesity suggest alarming parallel ...

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

Food can impact the makeup of your gut microbiome, the ecosystem of microorganisms that populate your gastrointestinal ... for the proper absorption of certain fat-soluble vitamins like vitamins ...

I’ve been testing the clever breath-testing gadget with the companion app over several weeks to find out if it delivers on ...

Intestinal villi give the lumen a velvety appearance, particularly nearer the top of the small intestine where they are densest. These tiny projections sway back and forth freely, which is thought to ...

Vitamins are classified as either fat-soluble or water-soluble based on how the body absorbs and stores them. The fat-soluble vitamins—A, D, E, and K—are absorbed with fat and stored in the liver, ...