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CHAPTER 1
1.2 Absorption System
2) ABSORPTION OF
PROTEIN
15% of total calories
are from protein.
An enzyme in protein
called pepsin in your
stomach breaks protein .
called peptides.
In the small intestine
where pancreatic juices
digest peptides →
amino acids (smallest
form of protein).
Amino acids → absorb
them right into your
bloodstream → send
them to your brain,
muscles and various
other parts of your body.
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