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- Absorption and digestion of foods make the metabolic fuels available to the organism.
- Carbohydrates are digested to simple sugars.
- Fats are hydrolzed to di- and monoglycerides.
- Proteins are hydrolyzed to di- and tripeptides and free amino acids
 . - Digestion is a series of processes which prepare food for absorption.
- Defects in these mechanisms result in a variety of malabsorption and food intolerance syndromes.
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- Describe the process of digestion of starch.
- Discuss the possible complications of persistent vomiting.
- Which hormones aid digestion?
- List the secretory products of the stomach.
- Outline the mechanisms of sugar transport in the small intestine.
- What is the role of micelles in the digestion of fat?
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