pH IN OUR DIGESTIVE SYSYTEM ???-EXPLAIN
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Actually a healthy body is slightly alkaline measuring approximately 7.4.
This perfect blood 7.4 pH measurement means it is just slightly more alkaline than acid.
The pH in the human digestive tract keeps changing greatly. The pH of saliva is usually between 6.5 - 7.5.
This perfect blood 7.4 pH measurement means it is just slightly more alkaline than acid.
The pH in the human digestive tract keeps changing greatly. The pH of saliva is usually between 6.5 - 7.5.
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The pH in the human digestive tract varies greatly. The pH of saliva is usually between 6.5 - 7.5. After chewing and swallowing,the food then enters the fundic or upper portion of the stomach which has a pH between 4.0 - 6.5. This is where "predigestion" occurs while the lower portion of the stomach is secreting hydrochloric acid (HCI) and pepsin until it reaches a pH between 1.5 - 4.0. After the food mixes with these juices it then enters the duodenum (small intestine) where the pH changes to 7.0 - 8.5. This is where 90% of the absorption of nutrients is taken in by the body while the waste products are passed out through the colon (pH 4.0 - 7.0).
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