Welcome to Mindful Menus: Real Life Nutrition When Eating Gets Complicated. In this series we connect with people navigating health challenges to learn how they navigate their day-to-day diets and ...

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 ...

The mouth starts the digestion process by breaking food down into a more easily digestible form. It does this through a combination of mechanical and chemical digestion. After people take food in ...