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How long does it take to digest food?

A nutrition expert breaks down how long it takes to digest food—and shares tips on keeping your digestive system healthy.
It turns out those cellulose-based thickening agents found in common foods can be digested. Researchers at the University of British Columbia have shown that our gut bacteria can feed on these large ...
Cellulose-based thickeners, ubiquitous in our daily diet, hide a behavior that science is only beginning to uncover. A team from the University of British Columbia has discovered that certain human ...