Saturday, January 7, 2012

What are the steps whereby the carbs of the diet are converted to glucose in the body?

Digestion of carbs starts in the mouth, when the saliva we secrete which contains ptyalin starts to work on the carbs. As it gets to the stomach further digestion and breakdown with acids continue. In the intestines, intestinal juices further break down the carbs. It is absorbed in the blood stream and carried to the liver which converts it into glucose.

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