Digestion

"Digestion" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The process of breakdown of food for metabolism and use by the body.

Descriptor ID	D004063
MeSH Number(s)	G07.203.650.250 G10.261.190
Concept/Terms	Digestion Digestion

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Digestion".

Biological Sciences [G]
Physiological Phenomena [G07]
Diet, Food, and Nutrition [G07.203]
Nutritional Physiological Phenomena [G07.203.650]
Digestion [G07.203.650.250]
Digestive System and Oral Physiological Phenomena [G10]
Digestive System Physiological Phenomena [G10.261]
Digestion [G10.261.190]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Digestion".

Digestion
Salivation

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Bar chart showing 108 publications over 17 distinct years, with a maximum of 13 publications in 2019

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2008	2	1	3
2009	0	1	1
2010	6	1	7
2011	0	1	1
2012	3	1	4
2013	2	3	5
2014	5	2	7
2015	3	4	7
2016	1	4	5
2017	3	5	8
2018	2	8	10
2019	2	11	13
2020	3	7	10
2021	0	12	12
2022	0	2	2
2023	2	4	6
2024	4	3	7

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Guan W, Cheng J, McClements DJ, Tu Z, Chen J, Ma D. Impact of 2,4-di-tert-butylphenol on pancreatic lipase activity in emulsions: Multispectral, molecular docking, and in vitro digestion analysis. Food Chem. 2025 Apr 01; 470:142730.

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Lin Y, McClements DJ, Zhang J, Ke L, He Y, Xiao J, Cao Y, Liu X. In vitro digestive behavior of emulsifier-stabilized excipient emulsions affects the bioaccessibility of flavonoids. J Sci Food Agric. 2025 Mar 15; 105(4):2146-2157.

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Liu Y, McClements DJ, Chen X, Liang R, Zou L, Liu W. Plant-based flaxseed oil microcapsules fabricated from coacervation of gluten at oil droplet surface: Microstructure, oxidation stability, and oil digestion control. J Food Sci. 2024 Dec; 89(12):8454-8470.

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Zhou L, Zheng X, He X, Li M, Dai L, Qiu C, McClements DJ, Qin Y, Sun Q. Effects of recrystallization degree on structure and digestibility of debranched starch. Int J Biol Macromol. 2024 Nov; 281(Pt 3):136546.

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Sun G, Li B, Li Y, McClements DJ. Construction of biopolymer-based hydrogel beads for encapsulation, retention, and colonic delivery of tributyrin: Development of functional beverages (fortified bubble tea). Food Res Int. 2024 Dec; 197(Pt 1):115165.

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Zhang Z, Miao W, Ji H, Lin Q, Li X, Sang S, McClements DJ, Jin Z, Qiu C. Interaction of zein/HP-?-CD nanoparticles with digestive enzymes: Enhancing curcumin bioavailability. Food Chem. 2024 Dec 01; 460(Pt 3):140792.

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Qin S, Li R, McClements DJ, Chen Y, Duan Z, Chen M, Dai Y, Liao L, Zhou W, Li J. Macronutrient digestion and polyphenol bioaccessibility in oat milk tea products: an in vitro gastrointestinal tract study. Food Funct. 2024 Jul 15; 15(14):7478-7490.

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Liu W, McClements DJ, Peng X, Jin Z, Chen L. Recent progress in regulating starch digestibility using natural additives and sustainable processing operations. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2025; 65(3):612-626.

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Fu Y, Liu L, Zhang J, Wang L, Dong M, McClements DJ, Wan F, Shen P, Li Q. Reinforcing alginate matrixes by tea polysaccharide conjugates or their stabilized nanoemulsion for probiotics encapsulation: Characterization, survival after gastrointestinal digestion and ambient storage. Int J Biol Macromol. 2023 Dec 31; 253(Pt 3):126828.

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McClements IF, McClements DJ. Designing healthier plant-based foods: Fortification, digestion, and bioavailability. Food Res Int. 2023 07; 169:112853.

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