By Dr. Sanchari Sinha Dutta, Ph.D.Reviewed by Danielle Ellis, B.Sc. Why does vitamin absorption matter?Factors affecting vitamin absorptionVitamin A malabsorptionVitamin D malabsorptionVitamin E malabsorptionVitamin K malabsorptionVitamin C malabsorptionVitamin B12 malabsorptionReferencesFurther reading Malabsorption refers to the reduced absorption of nutrients from the intestine into the bloodstream. It can affect the body’s ability to absorb all nutrients or some...
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Scientists identify hormone that might help treat malabsorption
by Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center A human intestinal organoid with enteroendocrine cells (red) embedded within the intestinal cells of the HIO (green). Scientists at Cincinnati Children’s used human intestinal organoids grown from stem cells to discover how our bodies control the absorption of nutrients from the food we eat. They further found that one hormone...