Your stomach contains hydrochloric acid, a highly corrosive chemical compound that can dissolve certain metals and would spell seriously bad news anywhere else in (or on) the body. Its purpose is to ...

Stomach acid is part of the body's non-specific first line of defence. It is hydrochloric acid and while it does us no harm, it is strong enough to kill any pathogens that have been caught in ...

Stomach acid does not break down food. It is part of the body’s non-specific first line of defence. Stomach acid is hydrochloric acid and, while it does us no harm, it is strong enough to kill ...