How is food digested?

Digestion involves mixing food with digestive juices, moving it through the digestive system, and breaking down large molecules of food into smaller molecules. Digestion begins in the mouth, when you chew and swallow, and is completed in the small intestine.

Why is digestion important?

When you eat foods—such as bread, meat, and vegetables—they are not in a form that the body can use as nourishment. Food and drink must be changed into smaller molecules of nutrients before they can be absorbed into the blood and carried to cells throughout the body. Digestion is the process by which food and drink are broken down into their smallest parts so the body can use them to build and nourish cells and to provide energy.

What is digestion?

Digestion is the process of breaking down food so that it's small enough to be absorbed and used by the body for energy or in other bodily functions.

My Learning Targets

What is digestion?
Why is digestion important?
How is food digested?
What actually makes up the digestive system?
Is a strict diet important?

Are there different types of digestion?
What is malnutrition?