Enzymes: The Chemical that Helps Break Down Food into Nutrients
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Did you know that digestion begins the moment food enters your mouth, well before it reaches your stomach? This incredible process is driven by enzymes, the primary chemical that helps break down food into nutrients that the body can use for energy, growth, and repair. Without these biological catalysts, the complex macromolecules in our food would remain too large for absorption, rendering our meals nutritionally useless.