excreted
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“Most of it doesn’t get metabolized, meaning that we don’t extract energy from it, and it passes through and is excreted in the stool,” Fetter said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
Similarly, betalains, the pigments responsible for rich reds and yellows, offer detoxifying and anti-inflammatory benefits but are excreted by the body without a visible effect on skin tone.
From Salon • Jan. 20, 2025
In a final step, the researchers used a chemical process to confirm whether the excreted seeds were capable of germinating.
From Science Magazine • May 8, 2024
They found that the bacteria converted cholesterol into intermediate products that can then be broken down by other bacteria and excreted from the body.
From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2024
Occasionally, they excreted live worms with their bloody stools.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
