Metabolism

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?

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.

What part does protein play in your diet? Are you getting enough or too much? Why do you need protein? If you want to learn more this course may be for you.

Digestive enzymes are amazing protein molecules necessary for your digestive process and are produced by your own body cells. Learn more about enzymes and digestion.