digestion
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Agriculture is also a major emitter through the methane released by livestock during digestion as well as rice cultivation, where flooded fields create ideal conditions for methane-emitting bacteria.
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
Freidenberg described what happened to her body as she starved, including her loss of hips and breasts and the ways in which her digestion and other bodily processes changed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
The current six-month digestion followed a strong uptrend, so it is likely to break higher in the near term.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
This area, called the lateral parafacial region, is located in the brainstem, the oldest part of the brain responsible for automatic functions like breathing, digestion, and heart rate.
From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026
They ate meals without water or soup, under the theory that liquid accelerated digestion and quickened the return of hunger pangs.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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