BY AMY CAMPBELL, MS, RD, LDN, CDCES | JANUARY 3, 2023 We all need enzymes to help digest the food that we eat. Enzymes in the digestive tract help to break foods down so that the body can use the nutrients they contain. Without these enzymes, the body can become deficient in nutrients, and that...
Cholecystokinin pathways influence cancer progression and spread AMERICAN PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIETY Rockville, Md. (Aug. 2, 2018)–A high-fat diet may promote the growth of pancreatic cancer independent of obesity because of the interaction between dietary fat and cholecystokinin (CCK), a digestive hormone. In addition, blocking CCK may help prevent the spread of pancreatic tumors to other areas...
