MUMBAI: You could be eating a balanced diet but if you regularly consume sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), chances are your small intestine ... to disproportionate absorption of glucose over ...

The rapid absorption of sugar in the small intestine also means less reaches your large intestine where beneficial bacteria reside. Sugar alcohols, by contrast, function somewhat like prebiotics ...

They may even damage the lining of the small intestine, reducing the body’s ability to absorb nutrients, leading to poor absorption. Despite its potential impact, SIBO often flies under the ...

Most absorption is likely to occur in the small intestine, and one potential theory is that there is greater retention in the stomach of the larger particles from the disintegrating standard ...

[14] Drugs have predetermined affinities for various transporter proteins, and their interactions with the transporters help determine the extent of drug absorption in the small intestine.

inadequate stomach acid and intrinsic factor can hinder absorption. “Stomach acid helps cleave B12 from food, and intrinsic factor is essential for transporting B12 into the small intestine.

The structure of the small intestine is specialised for rapid absorption of small soluble food molecules.

The company’s drug is designed to redirect the absorption of nutrients from the beginning of the small intestine to its end. The effect is similar to gastric bypass, in which surgeons make the ...

Doctors use laboratory tests, imaging studies, and endoscopic procedures to help diagnose short bowel syndrome, which affects nutrient absorption in the small intestine. Short bowel syndrome (SBS ...

and host cells in the small intestine. We’re particularly interested in enteroendocrine cells — cells found in the lining of the small intestine and throughout the intestinal tract — and how ...