When you’re one of the 70 million Americans whose digestion is off, it’s understandable to want to do what you can to turn things around quickly. Social media is packed with posts from people who ...

Like so many of our body’s processes, digestion tends to go on unnoticed when it’s working well. But when things aren’t running so smoothly, the effects can impact both physical and mental health.

Enzymes are proteins that guide (catalyze) very specific chemical reactions. They play indispensable roles in all life forms. Some enzymes carry out the day-to-day business of biology like digesting ...

"There are three digestive enzymes made by your pancreas," says Mary Vouyiouklis Kellis, MD, a specialist in the department of endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism at the Cleveland Clinic. "Most ...

Partially defatted sunflower seed flour may soon change what bread means for your diet. In Brazil, researchers from the University of São Paulo found a way to use this flour, a byproduct of sunflower ...

New research reveals how a common gene variation boosts salivary enzymes, especially in people with diabetes, hinting at a possible biological link between starch digestion and blood glucose ...

A new Cornell University study brings additional clarity to the relationship between Type 2 diabetes and genes that express a salivary enzyme that breaks down starch. It was previously known that ...

ITHACA, N.Y. – A new Cornell University study brings additional clarity to the relationship between Type 2 diabetes and genes that express a salivary enzyme that breaks down starch. It was previously ...

Imagine trying to bake a cake without heat. You’ve got all the ingredients like flour, eggs and sugar, but nothing is happening. That’s what your body would be like without enzymes: potential but no ...