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Carbohydrate Digestion: Small Intestine as the Site of Digestion and Absorption for Dietary Carbohydrate

  • Cheng H
  • Mah K
  • Seluakumaran K
Springer International Publishing, (2020), 59-61
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-62285-5_17
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Abstract

Carbohydrates must first be broken down in the small intestine to monosaccharides prior to absorption. Digestion of carbohydrate begins in the mouth with the action of salivary amylase. This digestion is minimal in comparison with carbohydrate digestion in the small...

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Cheng, H. M., Mah, K. K., & Seluakumaran, K. (2020). Carbohydrate Digestion: Small Intestine as the Site of Digestion and Absorption for Dietary Carbohydrate. In Defining Physiology: Principles, Themes, Concepts. Volume 2 (pp. 59–61). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-62285-5_17

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