Nutrition: Concepts and Controversies
Nutrition: Concepts and Controversies
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ISBN: 9781133603184
Author: Frances Sizer, Ellie Whitney
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Digestion is the process by which the food we eat is converted into the absorbable form in the body in order to meet the energy requirements of the body. The two types of digestion that take place in the body: mechanical and chemical digestion respectively.

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