11.   To improve the soil, she tills in compost and pine-bark mulch, which lowers the alkalinity so plants can absorb nutrients.

12.   Unmown, the dying foliage ripens, browns and absorbs nutrients that will help the bulb bloom well the next year.

13.   Even infants who drink whey-based milk formulas absorb more nutrients compared to babies weaned on formulas with less whey.

14.   For people with celiac disease, gluten flattens the villi, the tiny fronds inside the walls of the small intestine that absorb nutrients.

15.   Gluten flattens the villi, the tiny fronds inside the walls of the small intestine that absorb nutrients.

16.   Soluble fibre mixes with water in the intestine to form a gel which slows the rate at which nutrients are absorbed into the body.

17.   The pancreas also is affected, causing problems absorbing nutrients from food.

18.   The transplant replaces the small intestine in people whose digestive systems cannot absorb nutrients, a condition caused by a variety of medical problems including bowel disease and injury.