Pancreas, gallbladder, and liver diseases can impair the small intestine’s ability to digest food properly. This could lead to vitamin malabsorption. Impaired intestinal absorption of fats due ...

“Presently, Vitamin B12 is thought to be absorbed only in the terminal part (ileum) of the small intestine through specific receptors. In testing this, the intestinal absorption kinetics of the ...

The team of researchers from the University of Chicago set out to understand what role gut bacteria played in the digestion and absorption ... the small intestine, but this is where most vitamins ...