How to Use bile acid in a Sentence

bile acid

noun
  • This helps the body break down more cholesterol and produce more bile acid.
    — Douglas Maroney, Discover Magazine, 3 Dec. 2021
  • This involves medicines that contain bile acids that can break up small stones.
    — Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 4 Sep. 2024
  • Why does the frog have a bile acid, usually found in the gut, on its skin?
    — Sarah Zhang, Discover Magazine, 23 Feb. 2012
  • Fiber binds with bile acids in the gut, so the liver has to use cholesterol to produce more bile.
    — Cynthia Sass, Health, 13 Nov. 2025
  • Speedy weight loss increases bile acids, which are used to break down fat during digestion.
    — Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 29 May 2026
  • When bile acid levels rise to normal, Hippo comes back on, and liver growth turns off again.
    — TheWeek, 17 Feb. 2020
  • If too many bile acids go all the way through the small intestine into the colon, diarrhea occurs.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Fiber binds to bile acids that are excreted into your intestines, which helps with fat digestion.
    — Julie Pollock, The Conversation, 1 May 2026
  • One way is through the regulation of bile acid, which is produced by your liver to help digest food and absorb fats.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 4 Nov. 2022
  • Most people’s small intestines are able to increase their absorption of bile acid within a few weeks or months after surgery.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Tamez never showed elevated liver enzymes, though her bile acid levels were very high.
    — Christina Caron, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2020
  • One is that calcium can bind to bile acids in the colon and lower their potentially carcinogenic effects.
    — Michael Franco, New Atlas, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Fiber supplements can bind to this bile acid, allowing it to be excreted from the body rather than being reabsorbed.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 4 Nov. 2022
  • So, the team decided to test whether these bile acid metabolites could actually slow tumor growth.
    — Discover Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Insoluble fiber adds bulk to stool, while soluble fiber helps absorb substances like excess cholesterol and bile acids.
    — Lauren Manaker, SELF, 4 Mar. 2026
  • During digestion, fat stimulates the release of bile acids from the gallbladder.
    — Brittany Lubeck, Verywell Health, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Deoxycholic acid is technically a bile acid that the body naturally creates to help break down and absorb fats in our diet.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The reason, the team determined, was that their guts contained higher levels of bile acids, which would normally be broken down by gut microbes.
    — Kenneth Miller, Discover Magazine, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Oatmeal helps reduce cholesterol by binding soluble fiber to cholesterol-rich bile acids in the digestive system.
    — Lindsay Curtis, Health, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Bile Acid-Reducing Conditions Another way in which fats are broken down is with bile acid.
    — Maxine Lipner, Health, 25 Sep. 2023
  • The bile acids aid in breaking down fats during digestion, so maintaining an optimal balance is vital for dogs with gallbladder problems.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 31 Aug. 2023
  • The elimination of bile acids in stool forces the liver to take cholesterol from your blood to produce more bile acid, reducing circulating cholesterol levels.
    — Md Published, Verywell Health, 24 June 2025
  • Changes in gut bacteria can increase inflammation and affect how the body breaks down certain substances in the gut, such as bile acids and other digestion byproducts.
    — Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 20 May 2026
  • By contrast, tubes coated with structurally similar steroids, bile acids, or bitter-tasting molecules failed to elicit the same response.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 2 Apr. 2026
  • In addition, the researchers report for the first time that bile acids also stimulate endocytosis in the small intestine.
    — Houston Chronicle, 3 Jan. 2020
  • The bed of excrement also contained unusual levels of bile acids and fatty compounds found in the digestive tracts of horses and ruminants.
    — Smithsonian, 29 July 2017
  • Improve heart health Produce vitamin D Make bile acids, which play a role in the digestion and absorption of fats in the intestines.
    — Emmanuella Ogbonna, Health, 2 May 2025
  • Without a gallbladder, bile acids are released continuously by the liver into the small intestine.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Lastly, all fibers altered the small-intestinal microbiota and portal bile acid composition.
    — New Atlas, 22 July 2024
  • The fiber molecules interact with bile acids and dietary cholesterol, causing them to be excreted more easily and lower blood cholesterol levels.
    — Julie Pollock, The Conversation, 1 May 2026

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