Sentences with phrase «available in the small intestine»

The smaller the particles of food swallowed, the better broken down it will be in the stomach and the more surface area for nutrient absorption will be available in the small intestines.

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Think about your liver, working hard all day for you to regulate your blood sugar levels, metabolize fat, and regulate your protein levels — or the small intestines working hard to absorb the available nutrients in your food so you have the necessary building blocks for tissue, growth and energy.

If the enzymes on the surface of the small intestine are damaged or impaired, carbohydrates are available to intestinal bacteria and yeast to multiply in a vicious circle.

The available or glycemic carbohydrate fraction in foods, which is available for absorption in the small intestine, is measured as the sum of starch and sugars and does not include resistant starch.

Freshly harvested cruciferous vegetables eaten in raw form will typically have a significant percentage of their glucosinolates converted into isothiocyanates by still active myrosinase enzymes and these isothiocyanates will become available in the upper digestive tract (small intestine) for absorption into the bloodstream.

Endoscopy is available to biopsy parts of the stomach and small intestine in a less invasive manner than surgery.

Other less complicated and less accurate diagnostic methods are available to detect bacterial proliferation in the small intestine.