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Hello friends. Have you ever wondered where does the food go once it enters your body?

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Sorry, well worry no more cuz I'll tell you all about the human digestive system

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Come on! What are you waiting for? Zoom in!

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Digestion is a simple process where large insoluble food particles..

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..are broken down into smaller water soluble molecules.

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So that they can be absorbed by blood and give energy to different parts of our body.

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The process of digestion has a few stages and I'll take you through all of them.

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Chewing is the first stage of the digestive system.

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When you chew your food, the food particles break down..

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..into little pieces that are easier to swallow.

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The saliva which contains a lot of enzymes mixes with those food particles..

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..and helps break down those food particles even more.

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Once you have completely chewed your food..

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..the tongue helps to push the food particles down your throat.

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This process is called swallowing.

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The food travels through a long pipe called esophagus, also known as the food pipe.

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When the food particles have travelled through the food pipe..

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..their next destination is the stomach where those particles hang out for approximately 4 hours.

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The stomach releases a lot of acids and enzymes which further break down the food particles.

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So that these particles can be absorbed by your body.

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An enzyme called pepsin present in the stomach helps break down the proteins.

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Oh, and a lot of bacteria are killed by our superhero, the stomach.

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So that we don't fall sick.

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Destination next, the small intestine.

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Once the food particles reach the small intestine..

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a lot of juices from the liver and pancreas help break down those particles.

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The liver secretes bile which helps break down fats.

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And the pancreas releases other enzymes to help digest all kinds of food particles.

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Now that the food particles are broken down,

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the small intestine absorbs them and transfers them to our body through blood.

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The particles that are not absorbed by the small intestine reach the large intestine.

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Now the large intestine absorbs water and other particles..

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..and sends the waste material out of your body.

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Trivia time!

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Did you know that our large intestine produces antibodies that help us boost our immunity?

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When your face becomes red due to blushing, the lining of your stomach becomes red too.

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So eat healthy, digest healthy and live healthy.

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Tune in next time for more fun facts.

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This is me zooming out.