How do humans digest food? It’s a complicated question, with no easy answer. But in a food engineering lab at UC Davis, a mechanical digestive system is churning out information that may help solve ...

The digestive systems of mammals exemplify a remarkable spectrum of adaptations that have evolved in tandem with dietary specialisations. These adaptations encompass both morphological ...

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 mouth starts the digestion process by breaking food down into a more easily digestible form. It does this through a combination of mechanical and chemical digestion. After people take food in ...