NUTRITION
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
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to protect your organs
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to provide you with nutrients and energy
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to pump blood and transport oxygen through your boby
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to control breathing
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Detailed explanation-1: -The digestive system breaks down food into nutrients such as carbohydrates, fats and proteins. They can then be absorbed into the bloodstream so the body can use them for energy, growth and repair. Unused materials are discarded as faeces (poo).
Detailed explanation-2: -It is responsible for breaking down foods and liquids into their basic chemical components like fats, proteins, and carbohydrates. The body then absorbs them as nutrients, which can be used as energy to build and repair cells and help you function.
Detailed explanation-3: -The principal functions of the gastrointestinal tract are to digest and absorb ingested nutrients, and to excrete waste products of digestion. Most nutrients are ingested in a form that is either too complex for absorption or insoluble, and therefore, indigestible or incapable of being digested.