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Does ethnicity have any effect on digestion and metabolism?

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I think that Northern Europeans are able to tolerate (and enjoy!) milk and dairy products whereas people from other area of the world are lactose intolerant. read more

But habits do affect digestion. You body gets used to the type of food you are most commonly eating and if you change to a new diet it takes time to adapt. If you've been vegetarian, it takes time to adapt to meat. read more

In fact, however, digestion and metabolism are wholly separate processes, governed by multiple different—albeit sometimes overlapping—influences. To start, some definitions: Digestion refers to how the body processes food in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and eliminates food waste via the intestines. read more

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