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A nutrition expert breaks down how long it takes to digest food—and shares tips on keeping your digestive system healthy.

Digestion and gut health begin the moment we take a bite of our food. Enzymes in our saliva break down carbohydrates, and as the food moves down the esophagus, it enters the stomach where acids and ...

In general, it will take four to six hours for your stomach to digest food. However, it can take between 2 to 5 days for food to move through the intestines and exit the body. You can't speed up ...

Using new technology, researchers at UC Davis and Stanford University are able to study microbes and metabolism in different parts of the human digestive system for the first time. (Getty Images) Most ...

A healthy digestive tract is the key to good health. The digestive process is complex and the digestive tract is designed to ...

Between plant milk, pre- and probiotics, and gluten-free alternatives, I think (and talk!) about digestive health more than ever before. I know that digestion is how the body breaks down food and ...

Understanding how the digestion process influences and alters the composition and structure of food is essential for food ...

Increased consumption of teas rich in catechins is associated with reduced risk of stomach, colon and other gastrointestinal cancers. However, the effects of digestion on the anticancer activity of ...