But getting into the small intestine, and retrieving anything from it, has always been difficult. “It’s been ignored,” says Gary Frost, who studies digestion at Imperial College London.

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Health Women's small intestines are 30 centimetres longer than men's A longer small intestine may improve the absorption of nutrients from our food, which may be required more during pregnancy or ...

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