The mouth starts the digestion process by breaking food down into a more easily digestible form. It does this through a combination of mechanical and chemical digestion. After people take food in ...

We'll talk about common stomach & intestinal issues, when to worry and what you can do We all get digestive issues from time to time. But there are those whose symptoms are much more severe than that.

Chemical digestion occurs when the body uses enzymes to break down certain molecules, such as carbohydrates. This process allows the bloodstream to absorb smaller molecules to transport around the ...