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Your body breaks down food so that it can get the nutrients into usable form.

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How do you break down food?

Your teeth chew it, then you swalllow and your acids in your body break down the food.


Where are enzymes used in the body mainly?

in the stomach to break down food


How do you get sugar in the body?

Break down (During Digestion) of food materials.


What makes chemicals in the body the helps break down food?

Pancreas


Does the digestive system help your body break down food?

Yes it does


What is the main function of digested system?

The digestive system processes, breaks down, and absorbs the nutrients from food.Digesting food is to break down the complex molecules of the food to simpler ones so the body can use it in the way it wants to. The function of each organ in the digestive system is to help convert food into simpler molecules so it can absorbed by your body and can then be used by the cells.Well the digestive system is there to break down your food so it can fit into your intestines to get the nutrition, and the leftover gets...*cough* you know. Basically it's there to break down the food you eat. To break down and digest your food


Substance used to break food down?

Enzymes are substances that break down food into smaller molecules to aid in digestion. They work by catalyzing chemical reactions that help to break down proteins, carbohydrates, and fats into simpler forms that can be absorbed by the body.


Why do we break down food?

We break down food so we get things like water and nutriants into our blood!


What effects do enzymes have on food molecules?

They break down food molecules which make it easier for the body to digest the food.


What would happen if you didn't have any food for a long time?

Your body relies on food for fuel, and if it receives no fuel, it will shut down. Without food to break down into glucose and feed your body's cells, they would slowly begin to starve. Your body would then begin to break down fat in your body to nourish the cells. When the fat supply is used, it would then begin to break down the muscle tissue in the body. When all reserves are used, the body would completely shut down and the person would die of starvation.


Why does your body need acids?

To break down food for digestion in the sm. intestines.


What helps break down food into substances the body can obsorb?

asid in your somache!