Nutrition Science Terms

noun a digestive fluid secreted by the stomach lining, containing hydrochloric acid and pepsin

• Gastric juice is a digestive fluid formed in the stomach.
• Drinking coffee on an empty stomach can increase the production of gastric juice.
• I always feel like my stomach is producing too much gastric juice when I eat spicy food.
• Her words were like acidic gastric juice, slowly breaking down his confidence.

noun a type of feces produced by rabbits and other small mammals that is rich in nutrients and is normally re-ingested for further digestion

• Rabbits produce cecotropes as a way to efficiently digest and absorb nutrients from their food.
• Did you know that rabbits eat their cecotropes to get more nutrients from their food?
• Some people think cecotropes are gross, but rabbits need them for their health.
• Just like rabbits need cecotropes for their well-being, we all need to take care of ourselves in order to thrive.