Chemical digestion occurs when the body uses enzymes to break down certain molecules, such as carbohydrates. This process allows the bloodstream to absorb smaller molecules to transport around the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Bile salts are one of the primary components of bile. Bile is a greenish-yellow fluid made by your liver and stored in the gallbladder. Bile salts help with the digestion of fats. They also help the ...