Question

​what is the role of saliva in the digestion of food​

Answer 1

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ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏʟᴇ ᴏꜰ ꜱᴀʟɪᴠᴀ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪɢᴇꜱᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ꜰᴏᴏᴅ ᴀʀᴇ, ɪᴛ ᴍᴏɪꜱᴛᴇɴꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴏᴏᴅ ꜰᴏʀ ᴇᴀꜱʏ ꜱᴡᴀʟʟᴏᴡɪɴɢ. ɪᴛ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀɪɴꜱ ᴀ ᴅɪɢᴇꜱᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴇɴᴢʏᴍᴇ ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ꜱᴀʟɪᴠᴀʀʏ ᴀᴍʏʟᴀꜱᴇ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ʙʀᴇᴀᴋꜱ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴄʜ ɪɴᴛᴏ ꜱᴜɢᴀʀ.

Answer 2

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Saliva contains special enzymes that help digest the starches in your food. An enzyme called amylase breaks down starches (complex carbohydrates) into sugars, which your body can more easily absorb. Saliva also contains an enzyme called lingual lipase, which breaks down fats.