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How does the stomach digests food?

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The stomach digests the food by moving and making it into acid.

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Your digestive system crunches and disects your food in your stomach than it goes through your poo hole.

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When the food reaches your stomach, acid breaks the food down, enzyme action extracts the nutrients.

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