Medically reviewed by Kierra Brown, RD Soluble and insoluble fiber are carbohydrates that your body doesn’t digest. Soluble fiber dissolves in water to form a gel-like substance. It’s especially ...

Your liver stands as the chief detoxification organ, transforming harmful substances into water-soluble compounds that can be eliminated.

While whole oats are the typical go-to whole grain, bulgur also deserves a gold-star mention for its cholesterol-lowering ...

Solubility informs whether water can be used to dilute the substance (if the substance is water-soluble) or whether dilution via water would exacerbate the problem.

IN a recent letter to NATURE,1 Mr. Nabar and Dr. Desai write: “It is considered that the results obtained from a study of the precipitation of sparingly soluble substances, such as silver ...

Not getting enough fibre can boost the risk of chronic diseases such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and bowel cancer ...

The public, legislators, and media often group per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS or "forever chemicals," ...

Other substances, such as the anti-nausea mediation scopolamine, nicotine, fentanyl, or certain chemicals used for birth control, can be small enough and are fat-soluble, allowing them to go ...

These soluble substances, oligomers and lactic acid monomers, will subsequently be biodegraded by microorganisms into biomass, water, and carbon dioxide.

Eventually, it turned out that the substance was actually eight water-soluble vitamins, which were each given an individual name, such as thiamine, and numbered in order of discovery.

This article was originally published with the title “Soluble Nitrogenous Substances as an Index of the Baking Value of Flour” in SA Supplements Vol. 85 No. 2216supp (June 1918), p. 394 doi:10 ...