HOW DIGESTION WORKS
THE NUTRIENTS IN FOOD ARE LOCKED UP IN GIANT MOLECULES THAT OUR BODIES CAN'T ABSORB DIRECTLY . THE PROCESS OF DIGESTION BREAKS THESE MOLECULES INTO SMALLER MOLECULES THAT CAN DISSOLVE IN BODY FLUIDS AND ENTER THE BLOOD. THE DIGESTIVE ORGANS PRODUCE A RANGE OF CHEMICALS CALLED "ENZYMES"
TO BREAK DOWN FOOD . EACH ENZYME ATTACKS A PARTICULAR TYPE OF FOOD MOLECULE
FATS
Butter and oil are sources of fat .Enzymes in the small intestine break down fat into fatty acid and monoglyceride molecule.
PROTEINS
Meat and cheese are rich in protein . Enzymes in the stomach and small intestine break protein molecules into amino acid.
CARBOHYDRATES
Food rich in carbohydrates include past ,rice and bread .Enzymes in the mouth and small intestine split large carbohydrate molecules into sugars.
THE NUTRIENTS IN FOOD ARE LOCKED UP IN GIANT MOLECULES THAT OUR BODIES CAN'T ABSORB DIRECTLY . THE PROCESS OF DIGESTION BREAKS THESE MOLECULES INTO SMALLER MOLECULES THAT CAN DISSOLVE IN BODY FLUIDS AND ENTER THE BLOOD. THE DIGESTIVE ORGANS PRODUCE A RANGE OF CHEMICALS CALLED "ENZYMES"
TO BREAK DOWN FOOD . EACH ENZYME ATTACKS A PARTICULAR TYPE OF FOOD MOLECULE
FATS
Butter and oil are sources of fat .Enzymes in the small intestine break down fat into fatty acid and monoglyceride molecule.
PROTEINS
Meat and cheese are rich in protein . Enzymes in the stomach and small intestine break protein molecules into amino acid.
CARBOHYDRATES
Food rich in carbohydrates include past ,rice and bread .Enzymes in the mouth and small intestine split large carbohydrate molecules into sugars.
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