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This film explores the complex process of human digestion, detailing how food is broken down into molecules by the digestive system. It follows the journey of food from the mouth, where it is chewed ...

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Our body's digestive process begins with chewing as its essential first step. The digestive process starts when food becomes smaller through chewing, and mixes with saliva before digestion begins.