When you digest food is it a new substance?

Anonymous

∙ 12y ago

Updated: 8/20/2019

No, digestion only breaks food down into simpler molecules, such as starches into sugars. The total amount of the basic elements remains unchanged with most of it being passed through as an ineffective source of energy.

Wiki User

∙ 12y ago

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How is the small intestine adapted to digest food?

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Do flatworms digest food?

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digest?

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