Discuss the major steps involved in the process of nutrition in human body.
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Ingestion-the process of taking food into the body.
Digestion - the process in which it food is digested (the food molecules breaks down into smaller, water soluble moleculs)
Absorption - The process in which the digested food passes through the intestinal wall into blood
Assimilation - The process in which the absorbed food is taken in by the body cells and used for energy, growth and repair.
Egestion-The process in which the undigested food is removed from the body
Digestion - the process in which it food is digested (the food molecules breaks down into smaller, water soluble moleculs)
Absorption - The process in which the digested food passes through the intestinal wall into blood
Assimilation - The process in which the absorbed food is taken in by the body cells and used for energy, growth and repair.
Egestion-The process in which the undigested food is removed from the body
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