Your Body

Dietary fat is a necessary component of a healthy diet, but how much dietary fat is a healthy amount of fat?

Digestion occurs in your gastrointestinal tract and is the process by which nutrients contained in the food you consume are separated and absorbed into your body.

Diet after diet fails you. The perfect diet must be out there somewhere. How can you identify diet hogwash and prevent yourself from falling in to the yoyo diet and expanding waist line trap?

Fat, in its various forms, is a component of many foods. Knowing which foods contain which type of fat can help you select food which will provide you with a healthy amount of fat in your diet.

Have you ever wondered what happens to the food you eat once you have swallowed it? What processes occur which change food into nutrients? Track the journey of food through your GI tract and learn more about your digestive process.