Barrett’s Esophagus: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
Learn about the symptoms of Barrett’s esophagus, a condition where the tissue that lines the esophagus is replaced with tissue similar to the lining of the intestine.
May 12, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: barrett, ear, nose and throat, intestine, lines-the-esophagus, lining, oncalldietitian.com, the-esophagus, tissue, tissue-similar
Mini-intestine grown in a test tube for nutritional research
Organoids just a quarter of a millimeter across exhibit functions of the human intestine.Research efforts on the intestine have increased in recent years.
November 20, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: exhibit-functions, human, intestine, nutrition / diet, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, oncalldiets, the-human, the-intestine
In The Fight Against Osteoporosis, Is Vitamin D A Double-Edged Sword ?
Vitamin D is renowned for its role in creating strong bones and is a key regulator of serum calcium levels. Calcium is primarily obtained through diet and absorbed through the intestine and into the blood stream.
April 24, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: blood, bones / orthopedics, building-bone, creating-strong, important-physiological, intestine, its-role, key-regulator, nutrition, primarily-obtained, serum-calcium, through-diet, through-the-intestine
Protecting Intestine From Radiation Injury With Probiotic
Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown that taking a probiotic before radiation therapy can protect the intestine from damage – at least in mice. The new study suggests that taking a probiotic also may help cancer patients avoid intestinal injury, a common problem in those receiving radiation therapy for abdominal cancers…
November 20, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: common-problem, diet, intestine, may-help, medicine, nutrition, protect-the-intestine, radiation-therapy, school, the-intestine
