Title: (Optional) Describe the digestion and metabolism of food.
Course: Introduction to Health and Medical Sciences (14001-1) > Section: Understanding the Role of Nutrition in Health Care

Description should include

- digestion
- absorption of nutrients
- metabolism.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Where does the digestion of carbohydrates begin?
- Why is it important to chew food thoroughly before swallowing it?
- Why can eating too fast cause a person to choke?
- What is the relationship between metabolism and weight loss?
- What is body mass index (BMI), and what does it measure?
- What are the end products of carbohydrates, fat, and protein digestion?
- What is the function of the large intestine in digestion?
- What is the pathway of ingested nutrients?