Digestive
adjective
Related to the process in which food is broken down in the stomach and converted into energy.
He suffers from a severe digestive disorder.
Often appears as...
- digestive system
- digestive tract
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Academic
noun
A type of biscuit that is commonly eaten in the United Kingdom.
I love eating chocolate coated digestive biscuits with my tea.
Often appears as...
- digestive biscuit
- chocolate coated digestive
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Colloquial
adjective
Things that aid in breaking down or absorbing food in the body.
Pineapple contains digestive enzymes that help break down proteins.
Often appears as...
- digestive enzyme
- digestive aid
adjective
Related to the process in which food is broken down in the stomach and converted into energy.
He suffers from a severe digestive disorder.
Often appears as...
- digestive system
- digestive tract
Usage tips
Academic
noun
A type of biscuit that is commonly eaten in the United Kingdom.
I love eating chocolate coated digestive biscuits with my tea.
Often appears as...
- digestive biscuit
- chocolate coated digestive
Usage tips
Colloquial
adjective
Things that aid in breaking down or absorbing food in the body.
Pineapple contains digestive enzymes that help break down proteins.
Often appears as...
- digestive enzyme
- digestive aid
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Context
Used to describe physical processes or issues concerning the breakdown of food.
After the surgery, his digestive abilities improved significantly.
Pro Tip 2/3Associated Illnesses
Often used to talk about health conditions affecting the stomach or intestines.
Digestive diseases can be very uncomfortable.
Pro Tip 3/3System Specific
Refers to organs involved in digestion when paired with the word 'system'.
A healthy digestive system is crucial for overall well-being.
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Context
Used to describe physical processes or issues concerning the breakdown of food.
After the surgery, his digestive abilities improved significantly.
Pro Tip 2/3Associated Illnesses
Often used to talk about health conditions affecting the stomach or intestines.
Digestive diseases can be very uncomfortable.
Pro Tip 3/3System Specific
Refers to organs involved in digestion when paired with the word 'system'.
A healthy digestive system is crucial for overall well-being.
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Context
Used to describe physical processes or issues concerning the breakdown of food.
After the surgery, his digestive abilities improved significantly.
Pro Tip 2/3Associated Illnesses
Often used to talk about health conditions affecting the stomach or intestines.
Digestive diseases can be very uncomfortable.
Pro Tip 3/3System Specific
Refers to organs involved in digestion when paired with the word 'system'.
A healthy digestive system is crucial for overall well-being.
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Human Body 101 PIPE...
All of these systems require energy to function and that's where the respiratory and digestive Systems come in The respiratory system is a group of passageways and organs that extracts life-giving oxygen from the air we breathe Air enters the body through nasal cavities travels down the throat and is then transported to the lung
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How your muscular system...
in a rhythmic cycle. That pumps blood through the smooth internal walls of blood vessels, enables the intestine to constrict and push food through the digestive system, and allows the uterus to contract when a person is giving birth. As muscles work, they also use energy and produce an important byproduct, heat.
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Why you shouldn't worry...
in healthy people. So it's helpful to think of poop as exactly what it is -- all the stuff that doesn't get digested in this process. It is water, bacteria, dead cells and mucus, all glommed together with fiber. Fiber is amazing. It affects the digestive tract from top to bottom.
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Nature's Oddest Looking...
gentle digestive system so if the cassowaries are at risk all the other plants and animals that rely on them are also in danger invasive species are now the number one threat to Australia's native wildlife they have already contributed to the extinction of
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What is obesity? - Mia...
and variations in the bacteria species that live in our digestive systems. No matter the cause, obesity is an escalating global epidemic. It substantially raises the probability of diseases, like diabetes, heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure,
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You are your microbes -...
Deeper in the depths of our gut city, the syntrophs eke out a living off the fermenters' trash. At each step of this process, energy is released, and that energy is absorbed by the cells of the digestive tract.
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What causes kidney...
Even though calcium is often found in stones, calcium in foods and beverages can actually help by binding to oxalate in the digestive tract before it can be absorbed and reach the kidneys.
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Army Ants Rampage...
A defence system of soldier ants ready to act at any sign of danger. A digestive system processing piles of food deep inside. Even a coordinated system for dealing with all the waste.
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How to rebuild the world...
an external pre digestive system humanity doesn't have the benefit of four stomachs like a cow so you've had to adopt technology to enable us to thrive biting fast-growing species of
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What does the pancreas...
It aids digestion by producing a special tonic made of water, sodium bicarbonate, and digestive enzymes. Sodium bicarbonate neutralizes the stomach's natural acidity,
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Human Body 101 PIPE...
All of these systems require energy to function and that's where the respiratory and digestive Systems come in The respiratory system is a group of passageways and organs that extracts life-giving oxygen from the air we breathe Air enters the body through nasal cavities travels down the throat and is then transported to the lung
Video examples
How your muscular system...
in a rhythmic cycle. That pumps blood through the smooth internal walls of blood vessels, enables the intestine to constrict and push food through the digestive system, and allows the uterus to contract when a person is giving birth. As muscles work, they also use energy and produce an important byproduct, heat.
Video examples
Why you shouldn't worry...
in healthy people. So it's helpful to think of poop as exactly what it is -- all the stuff that doesn't get digested in this process. It is water, bacteria, dead cells and mucus, all glommed together with fiber. Fiber is amazing. It affects the digestive tract from top to bottom.
Video examples
Nature's Oddest Looking...
gentle digestive system so if the cassowaries are at risk all the other plants and animals that rely on them are also in danger invasive species are now the number one threat to Australia's native wildlife they have already contributed to the extinction of
Video examples
What is obesity? - Mia...
and variations in the bacteria species that live in our digestive systems. No matter the cause, obesity is an escalating global epidemic. It substantially raises the probability of diseases, like diabetes, heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure,
Video examples
You are your microbes -...
Deeper in the depths of our gut city, the syntrophs eke out a living off the fermenters' trash. At each step of this process, energy is released, and that energy is absorbed by the cells of the digestive tract.
Video examples
What causes kidney...
Even though calcium is often found in stones, calcium in foods and beverages can actually help by binding to oxalate in the digestive tract before it can be absorbed and reach the kidneys.
Video examples
Army Ants Rampage...
A defence system of soldier ants ready to act at any sign of danger. A digestive system processing piles of food deep inside. Even a coordinated system for dealing with all the waste.
Video examples
How to rebuild the world...
an external pre digestive system humanity doesn't have the benefit of four stomachs like a cow so you've had to adopt technology to enable us to thrive biting fast-growing species of
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What does the pancreas...
It aids digestion by producing a special tonic made of water, sodium bicarbonate, and digestive enzymes. Sodium bicarbonate neutralizes the stomach's natural acidity,
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Kristin Cavallari
American Actress
GMOs are linked to digestive problems, among other things. Antibiotics and growth hormone are other additives being excessively pumped into the animals we are eating, which means we're then consuming these excess antibiotics and hormones. And some processed foods actually contain toxic chemicals, often used to prevent spoilage and enhance flavor.
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Nikola Tesla
Inventor
There is no doubt that some plant food, such as oatmeal, is more economical than meat, and superior to it in regard to both mechanical and mental performance. Such food, moreover, taxes our digestive organs decidedly less, and, in making us more contented and sociable, produces an amount of good difficult to estimate.
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Jake Arrieta
American Athlete
I try to start every day with some sort of vegetable and fruit juice before I eat any kind of solid food. Because that really jump starts your body and digestive system with the high content of micronutrients that your body needs.
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Ivan Pavlov
Russian Psychologist
The digestive canal represents a tube passing through the entire organism and communicating with the external world, i.e. as it were the external surface of the body, but turned inwards and thus hidden in the organism.
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Carla Gugino
American Actress
When my friends have a health concern, they call me. I've always been a vitamin taker. I also take digestive enzymes and antioxidants, and supplements that help with the thyroid and adrenals for my time-zone changes.
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Billy Bob Thornton
American Actor
I have type AB- blood, which is the rarest blood type. It's less than 1 percent of the whole population of the world, and it means that you don't have as many digestive enzymes.
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Jameela Jamil
English Celebrity
My digestive system was so damaged that I became allergic to almost everything, including fruit and vegetables, and the only thing I could stomach was chicken and chips.
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John Torode
Australian Chef
Fish and chips by nature are greasy, so we put vinegar on it and we like it because it helps our digestive system. The vinegar breaks down the fat.
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Charlotte Perkins Gilman
American Writer
Exciting literature after supper is not the best digestive.
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David Macaulay
American Artist
I'm a big fan of the digestive system.
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Kristin Cavallari
American Actress
GMOs are linked to digestive problems, among other things. Antibiotics and growth hormone are other additives being excessively pumped into the animals we are eating, which means we're then consuming these excess antibiotics and hormones. And some processed foods actually contain toxic chemicals, often used to prevent spoilage and enhance flavor.
Quote examples
Nikola Tesla
Inventor
There is no doubt that some plant food, such as oatmeal, is more economical than meat, and superior to it in regard to both mechanical and mental performance. Such food, moreover, taxes our digestive organs decidedly less, and, in making us more contented and sociable, produces an amount of good difficult to estimate.
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Jake Arrieta
American Athlete
I try to start every day with some sort of vegetable and fruit juice before I eat any kind of solid food. Because that really jump starts your body and digestive system with the high content of micronutrients that your body needs.
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Ivan Pavlov
Russian Psychologist
The digestive canal represents a tube passing through the entire organism and communicating with the external world, i.e. as it were the external surface of the body, but turned inwards and thus hidden in the organism.
Quote examples
Carla Gugino
American Actress
When my friends have a health concern, they call me. I've always been a vitamin taker. I also take digestive enzymes and antioxidants, and supplements that help with the thyroid and adrenals for my time-zone changes.
Quote examples
Billy Bob Thornton
American Actor
I have type AB- blood, which is the rarest blood type. It's less than 1 percent of the whole population of the world, and it means that you don't have as many digestive enzymes.
Quote examples
Jameela Jamil
English Celebrity
My digestive system was so damaged that I became allergic to almost everything, including fruit and vegetables, and the only thing I could stomach was chicken and chips.
Quote examples
John Torode
Australian Chef
Fish and chips by nature are greasy, so we put vinegar on it and we like it because it helps our digestive system. The vinegar breaks down the fat.
Quote examples
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
American Writer
Exciting literature after supper is not the best digestive.
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David Macaulay
American Artist
I'm a big fan of the digestive system.
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