Eating foods that are high in fat triggers the gallbladder to release more bile into the small intestine to break down the fats. This is especially true of saturated fats found in animal-derived ...

Bile acids were first described chemically in ... the global effects of the microbiome on the biochemistry of an entire animal. We did this by comparing the metabolites in germ-free and normal ...

we posit that bear bile consumers in Vietnam will be willing to use non animal-based products, including bear bile plant and Western medicine, to treat future ailments. Agu, H.U. and M.L. Gore. 2020.

Conversely, taurine bolsters the production of bile salts necessary for fat digestion and toxin elimination. Animal proteins ...

AWI recently provided substantial financial support to help the nonprofit Animals Asia construct a second bear sanctuary in Vietnam, primarily to house Asiatic black bears rescued from bear-bile ...