How does digestion work, step-by-step? First, the teeth, tongue, and saliva turn food into a bolus, which is small and liquid enough to pass through the esophagus.

The researchers recruited 51 adults presenting with complete esophageal food bolus obstruction; 28 were asked to drink 0.8 fl oz (25 ml) of cola at intervals up to a total volume of 6.8 fl oz (200 ...

Chewing is also known to help prevent obesity, possibly by increasing the thermic effect of food consumption. But the factors behind this heat-generating effect of chewing remain less explored.

A: Foreign-object ingestion and food-bolus impaction occur commonly. The majority of foreign bodies (ie, foreign objects and food bolus) that reach the stomach will pass spontaneously. However, 10 ...

Mastication The researchers said that research into the mechanisms of chewing and mastication typically use foods of similar make up, to simplify the dynamics modelling process and the measurements of ...

* < 0.01, versus 1996–2000 and 2001–2005; ** < 0.01, versus 1996–2000. EoE, eosinophilic esophagitis. References My Alerts Add Other Topics Add Add to Email Alerts ...