Digestion Content

What is Gut Health?

Amy M Quinton — February 18, 2026 - 8:51am

An international panel led by UC Davis professor Maria Marco defines “gut health” for the first time, offering a scientific framework for medicine, research and consumer claims.

Capsule Captures First Look Inside Digestion in Healthy People

Andy Fell — May 10, 2023 - 10:30am

Using a specially designed capsule, researchers can now voyage through the digestive system, collecting new data about digestion and microorganisms. The work by a team including researchers at the University of California, Davis, Stanford University and Envivo Bio Inc., is published May 10 in papers in Nature and Nature Metabolism.

New Machine Simulates Human Digestion to Improve Nutrition

Patricia Bailey — December 08, 2016 - 12:10pm

A UC Davis food scientist and engineer has built a new machine that simulates human digestion, with the goal of helping people make better decions about what and when to eat, and how to prepare foods to meet their own personal nutritional needs.