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4: Review Learning Questions
List the six nutrient groups and summarize the three main functions of nutrients in your body.
How is the energy value of food measured?
What is the difference between mechanical digestion and chemical digestion?
Why is saliva important in the digestive process?
How does the epiglottis help prevent you from choking on food while eating?
What is the function of mucus secreted in the stomach?
Describe the function of three digestive enzymes that help break down foods in the small intestine.
What is the main job of the large intestine?
What are the water-soluble and fat-soluble nutrients and how are they absorbed?
How does metabolism provide for the body’s energy needs?
How can eating food too quickly or when you are stressed affect your digestion and absorption?
Describe the body’s response when a food to which you are allergic is consumed.
Describe two digestive disorders and recommended treatment for each.
What is the difference between diverticulosis and diverticulitis?
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