"How long do you think your small intestine is?" my student dietetic interns asked the third-grade class we were visiting. As we taught the class about digestion, we used rubber tubing to represent ...

The digestive system breaks food down into nutrients and energy for the body to use. Foods such as ginger, vegetables, kefir, and yogurt, can enhance this process. Eating certain types of food or ...

The human digestive system refers to the organs that take in food and break them down. Digestion describes the complex process that enables the nutrients in food to enter the body and its cells. Food ...