Protein

Your stomach plays a very important role in your digestive process, particularly in protein digestion, but very few nutrients are absorbed from your stomach into your body.

Macronutrients, water, fat, carbohydrate and protein are the major constituents of your body and are obtained from the foods and beverages you consume.

A variety of cheeses provide versatility and nutrition in an eating for health plan. Consumption of certain cheeses and the over consumption of cheese in general may potentially negatively impact your health.

Your kidneys have a significant role in homeostasis by ridding your body of excess nutrients and potentially toxic compounds produced during your metabolic processes. Malfunctioning kidneys are a serious health risk: how healthy are your kidneys?

Your gastrointestinal tract on its own cannot complete the processes of digestion and absorption of nutrients obtained from foods and beverages. Learn about several internal accessory organs which help complete the process.