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Digestion & Absorption of Foodstuff in Human Beings (With Diagram) | Biology

It is true that an adequate digestion is essential for absorption, and as a matter of fact, the whole digestive machinery has evolved with the only intention of making the foodstuff suitable for absorption. But if we look to the phenomenon from the opposite standpoint, it will be seen that absorption also is no less important for digestive process. The [...]

By |2017-07-27T08:05:36+00:00July 27, 2017|Digestion|Comments Off on Digestion & Absorption of Foodstuff in Human Beings (With Diagram) | Biology

Role of Digestion in Food | Human

In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Digestion of Carbohydrates 2. Digestion of Proteins 3. Fats 4. Nucleic Acids 5. Neural Regulation. Digestion of Carbohydrates: Carbohydrates are of three kinds— polysaccharides, disaccharides, and monosaccharide's Polysaccharides and disaccharides are broken down to monosaccharide's during the process of digestion, Starch and cellulose are polysaccharides that are present in cereal grains, potato, [...]

By |2016-09-06T07:54:47+00:00September 6, 2016|Digestion|Comments Off on Role of Digestion in Food | Human
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