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Four main functions of the gut

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Microbiota.

Step-by-step explanation:

*immune system modilation

*cholesterol metabolism

vitamin synthesis

*intestinal motility

what does the first function mean?

A substance that stimulates or suppresses the immune system and may help the body fight cancer, infection, or other diseases. Specific immune system modulators

what does the second function mean?

body cholesterol metabolism is a complicated interaction of cholesterol absorption, synthesis, degradation, and excretio

What does the third function mean?

the gut microbiota can synthesize certain vitamins, notably vitamin K, and B group vitamins including biotin, cobalamin, folates, nicotinic acid, panthotenic acid, pyridoxine, riboflavin, etc

what does the fourth function mean?

gastrointestinal motility can influence the gut microbiota has been known for decades and the clinical consequences of impaired motility, in terms of the bacterial population of the small intestine

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