Collection: Digestion

Digestion is the body's process of breaking down complex food into simple nutrients (like sugars, amino acids, fatty acids) that cells can absorb for energy, growth, and repair, involving both mechanical (chewing, churning) and chemical (enzymes, acids) methods, starting in the mouth, continuing through the esophagus, stomach, and culminating in the small intestine where most absorption occurs, with help from organs like the pancreas, liver, and gallbladder.