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Semi-protected edit request on 13 January 2019

Please change the sentence:

"Lactose intolerance varies widely by ethnic heritage; more than 90 percent of peoples of east Asian descent are lactose intolerant, in contrast to about 5 percent of people of northern European descent."

as follows:

"Lactose intolerance varies widely by genetic heritage; more than 90 percent of peoples of east Asian descent are lactose intolerant, in contrast to about 5 percent of people of northern European descent."

Reason: Ethnic heritage is defined by self-identification (e.g. Catholic vs Protestant in Northern Ireland), but the cited source [18] is a genetics source (in genetics you cannot choose your parents...). 86.159.191.11 (talk) 20:34, 13 January 2019 (UTC)

 Done Gulumeemee (talk) 04:00, 14 January 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 12 January 2022

Could you add two "the" to the following from the lede: "Mechanical digestion takes place in mouth through mastication and in small intestine through segmentation contractions." --2A02:908:5A4:B000:7DB3:851E:3F23:714D (talk) 18:39, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

 Done, thanks for your request :) Actualcpscm (talk) 22:02, 11 November 2022 (UTC)

I almost forgot: please make sure to use the appropriate template for edit requests in the future. Actualcpscm (talk) 22:04, 11 November 2022 (UTC)

Digestion in mouth

Voice 45.214.92.151 (talk) 17:25, 21 June 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 11 November 2022

‘As the first two chemicals may damage the stomach wall, mucus and bicarbonates are secreted by the stomach, providing a slimy layer that acts as a shield against the damaging effects of the chemicals like concentrated hydrochloric acid and mucus also helps in lubrication.[1]’

The last part of the sentence reads awkwardly, I had to double take. On a first pass it seems like ‘mucus’ falls under the same class of damaging chemicals as hydrochloric acid, or that hydrochloric acid helps in lubrication.

I propose an edit, to now read:

‘providing a slimy layer that acts as a shield against the damaging effects of chemicals like concentrated hydrochloric acid; mucus also helps in lubrication.[1]’ Emrye (talk) 20:12, 11 November 2022 (UTC)

 Done, I rewrote it entirely to break it up into shorter sentences. Good catch, thanks for the request :) Actualcpscm (talk) 22:00, 11 November 2022 (UTC)