By the time your alarm clock rings each morning, your body has been without food for many hours, and a cup of coffee isn’t enough to fuel your brain and other vital organs until lunchtime. Cereal can certainly be “part of a complete breakfast”, since it is generally low in fat, but you must choose […]
In recent years, a flood of bakeries, pizza joints, convenience foods, and DIY manuals have hit the market devoted to people living gluten-free. This is great news for one out of every 133 Americans who have been diagnosed with celiac disease and have to avoid gluten-the protein found in wheat, barley, and rye. People who […]
The path that food takes through the body is known as the alimentary canal or gastointestinal (GI) tract. Food’s trip through the GI tract begins in the mouth, continues down through the esophagus, where it passes through a muscular opening (sphincter) into the stomach. From the stomach, the food, which is now a mushy clump […]
