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Digestion
Digestion: is the process of breakingdown food into molecules the body canuse, the absorption of nutrients, & theelimination of waste.
Carbohydrates are broken down tomonosaccharides (example: glucose)
Proteins are broken down to amino acids
Lipids are broken down to fatty acids andglycerol
2 types of digestion
Mechanical digestion: breaking chunks of foodinto smaller pieces
Chemical digestion: changing food into thesubunits listed above by the action of enzymes
 
 The Gastrointestinal Tract
 Thegastrointestinaltract, or digestivetract, is a long,winding tubewhich begins atthe mouth andwinds throughthe body to theanus.
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