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What is meant by digestion? How does it differ from nutrition?

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The process of changing complex food into simple, absorbable form by the action of certain enzymes is called digestion. Many organs are associated with digestion. Digestion is of two types

1) Mechanical digestion
In mechanical digestion, food is broken down in the mouth when we chew it with our teeth.

2) Chemical digestion.
In chemical digestion, the food is digested by the actions of certain enzymes.
Digestion is necessary because the food which is obtained is in complex form and our body is not able to absorb nutrients from it. So it is converted into a simple absorbable form. Nutrition is the process of obtaining and using food by the organisms. It is different in different organisms. Ingestion, digestion, absorption, Assimilation, and egestion are the various steps involved in nutrition.