About The Study: The findings of this study suggest that maintaining a moderate level of physical activity of approximately 17 metabolic equivalent task-hours/week (i.e., 5 hours of brisk walking or 2 ...

Cold season is not just hard on your lungs and sinuses — it can also affect your gut. Dietary, immune and inactivity severely ...

The 16th Annual Frontiers in Digestive Disease Symposium was held on Saturday, Feb. 22, at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center. With more than 115 investigators, clinicians, trainees, and students in ...

Digestive enzymes are found in the digestive system, including the mouth, stomach, and small intestine. They help you break down food and absorb nutrients. Sometimes, the body cannot make enough ...

It takes about 24 hours for food to make its way through your digestive system. Your body needs food for energy, vitamins and minerals. But food needs to be broken down into a substance your body can ...

Hypertension is increasing worldwide and has reached epidemic proportions, largely due to modern lifestyle factors. Sedentary work, obesity, lack of physical activity, chronic stress, consumption of ...

That ice-cold smoothie might be giving you the healthy breakfast you planned, but it could also be creating digestive chaos you never connected to temperature. Your digestive system operates at a very ...