DIGESTION

Enjoy the School Science site and learn how the digestive system works. This is an wonderful web resource to learn the basics in a fun interactive way. Enjoy the little mini tests along the way.

http://www.schoolscience.co.uk/content/4/biology/abpi/digestion/index.html

It is amazing to me how just about every disease begins somewhere along the digestive tract. I have personally been able to turn my own health around by learning that very concept.

Digestion means breaking down insoluble food into small soluble molecules which can be absorbed into the bloodstream. Once it has been absorbed, food can be used to do the things needed to keep the body going. Carbohydrates supply energy for the process of cellular respiration, proteins are the building blocks for the growth and repair of tissues while fats make a good energy store. Without the process of digestion, these nutrients would remain locked in food and unavailable to the body.

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