Nutritional Disorders
The digestive system performs an essential life-sustaining function-changing food and fluids into smaller molecules of nutrients that can be used to build and nourish cells and provide energy. The consequences of inadequate food intake, the distribution of nutrients in food, and the metabolic effects of nutrients are important topics to NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital's digestive diseases specialists, who seek to understand the role nutrition plays in the cause and control of gastrointestinal (GI) illnesses.
