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"DIGESTION, n. The conversion of victuals into virtues. When the process is imperfect, vices are evolved instead -- a circumstance from which that wicked writer, Dr. Jeremiah Blenn, infers that the ladies are the greater sufferers from dyspepsia."
"Foods are digested in the human body to glucose, fatty acids, amino acids, and so on. These are used to produce energy to work and synthesize biomolecules, such as protein, nucleic acids, carbohydrate, and lipids. These changes are performed in cells and called metabolism. The metabolic pathways are composed of chemical reactions, which are catalyzed by enzyme."