When it comes to intestines, it sure seems like two are better than one. I asked my friend Franck Carbonero why that is. He’s a microbiologist at Washington State University. He studies the bacteria ...

When it comes to digestion, chewing is only half the battle. As food travels from your mouth into your digestive system, it’s broken down by digestive enzymes that turn it into smaller nutrients that ...

The gallbladder acts as a storage sac for bile, a digestive fluid made by the liver. When a person eats, especially fatty foods, the gallbladder squeezes to release bile into the small intestine. This ...

Food generally takes 14 to 58 hours to move through your digestive tract, with the average time being 28 hours. Some foods are digested more quickly, while foods high in protein, fiber, and fat ...

You know you need fiber—but gastro MDs and nutritionists listed a few more gut-health best practices we're adopting immediately.