Sentences with phrase «upper digestive tract»

The odds ratios for the highest intake category of whole - grain cereal consumption compared to the lowest category were 0.3 to 0.5 for upper digestive tract and respiratory neoplasms and colon (La Vecchia et al., 2003).
X-rays of the dog's chest will be taken to check for problems with the lungs and upper digestive tract as the botulism can cause paralysis of the respiratory muscles.
Burping releases air that is trapped in your baby's upper digestive tract, which includes his stomach and esophagus.
Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) researchers have identified cells in the upper digestive tract that can give rise to Barrett's esophagus, a precursor to esophageal cancer.
Based on a new molecular study of tissues biopsied from various parts of the upper digestive tract, researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified significant, if subtle, differences in gene mutations and other factors that could help in developing more tailored treatment options for cancer patients.
In this study, the researchers focused primarily on small bowel adenocarcinomas (SBAs) and compared them with parts of the upper digestive tract that precede it and follow it — the gastroesophageal area and right - sided colon cancers, respectively.
«Subtle molecular changes along the upper digestive tract could guide cancer therapy.»
And when Italian epidemiologists examined 156 studies of alcohol and cancer, they found that drinking as little as 25 grams of alcohol a day — two bottles of beer — increases the risk of cancers of the upper digestive tract, larynx, intestines, liver, and breast.
In patients suspected of having chronic pancreatitis or pancreatic cancer, physicians use a thin flexible scope to examine the upper digestive tract.
For some cancers, the greater mortality risk was much more: 42 percent for the upper digestive tract and 80 percent for breast cancer.
Researchers have long known that long - term exposure to fine - particle air pollution is implicated in lung cancer and heart disease, but a new study shows it is also associated with sharply higher mortality rates from cancers of the breast, the upper digestive tract and other organs.
WASHINGTON (June 30, 2017)-- Based on a new molecular study of tissues biopsied from various parts of the upper digestive tract, researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified significant, if subtle, differences in gene mutations and other factors that could help in developing more tailored treatment options for cancer patients.
A new study finds that long - term exposure to fine - particle air pollution — formed by the gasses of cars, power plants, and other sources — is associated with much higher mortality rates from cancers of the breast, upper digestive tract, and other organs.
Like other prebiotics, this starch passes through the upper digestive tract and stimulates good bacteria growth in the large intestine and colon.
It is classified as a fiber because it passes through the upper digestive tract without being metabolized.
As if the previous study wasn't impressive enough, other studied such as studied done by Norwegian scientists found a link between lentil consumption and a reduction in cancers of the upper digestive tract.
One way to increase availability of enzyme breakdown products in the upper digestive tract, however, is to chop raw cruciferous vegetables and let them sit in chopped form for several minutes prior to cooking.
When cruciferous vegetables are consumed in cooked form, and especially if they have not been allowed to sit chopped for several minutes prior to cooking, there is unlikely to be much enzyme activity (including myrosinase activity), and the digestive products of the cruciferous vegetables are more likely to pass through the upper digestive tract unabsorbed and continue down into the lower digestive tract (colon).
When consumed in fresh, raw, uncooked form, nutrients from the cruciferous vegetables that we eat are also more likely to be absorbed in the upper digestive tract, transported to the liver, and made available to other tissues in the body that might benefit from their presence.
Resistant Starch is any starch or starch product that can not be digested or absorbed within the upper digestive tract.
Dyspepsia is a term covering a group of symptoms including poor digestion, pain, and discomfort in the upper digestive tract.
An endoscopy primarily gives structural information - what your upper digestive tract looks like.
Vaman Dhauti or Kunjal Kriya is meant for purification of the upper digestive tract.
Their fibre - rich properties prevent the body from digesting the seaweed in the upper digestive tract and help to control blood glucose by slowing down the action of carbohydrates in the gut.
Freshly harvested cruciferous vegetables that are not chopped and left to sit but immediately cooked will typically provide few isothiocyanates for early absorption in the upper digestive tract and more glucosinolates left to travel the full length of the digestive tract all the way down to the colon.
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.
Research shows that a majority of orally supplemented lactobacillus and bifidobacter species are destroyed by the conditions found in the stomach and upper digestive tract.
Freshly harvested cruciferous vegetables not consumed in raw form, but chopped and allowed to sit for several minutes prior to cooking will typically have some of their glucosinolates converted into isothiocyanates by still active myrosinase enzymes, and these isothiocyanates will also be available for absorption in the upper digestive tract.
First, beta - glucans increase the «viscosity» of our food contents when they are present in our upper digestive tract.
Intake of oats and oatmeal has been associated with optimal levels of viscosity in which it becomes easier for food to pass through our upper digestive tract and improve our blood sugar regulation.
The drug works to speed up the emptying of the upper digestive tract so there isn't time for the contents to be expelled through vomiting.
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