1 Check for poor absorption of nutrients by the digestive tract (malabsorption syndrome). 2  For this test, all stool is collected over a 72-hour period and then checked for fat (and sometimes for meat fibers). 3  This test is called a 72-hour stool collection or quantitative fecal fat test.
The first president to win was Theodore Roosevelt in 1906 for his efforts to help end the Russo-Japanese War. In total, four U.S. presidents (Barack Obama, Jimmy Carter, Woodrow Wilson, and Theodore Roosevelt) and one vice president (Al Gore) have taken home the honor. In this segment, PostTV's In Play takes a look back at some of America's prominent politicians who have also been able to call themselves Nobel laureates.
Tap each coloured country on the map above to see how Nobel Prizes have been awarded over the past 112 years. Countries coloured grey have never produced a Nobel winner. The United States, which has produced 323 award winners, and the United Kingdom, which has 113, are by far the most regular recipients of the prize. In third place is Germany, which has produced 87 Nobel winners, with the majority in physics, chemistry and medicine.