WHERE DOES FRUITS DIGEST?

Few days ago, I posted a question on my blog: WHERE DOES FRUIT DIGEST IN THE BODY SYSTEM FOR FULL HEALTH BENEFITS? The first answer I got was, ‘Fruits digest in the digestive system’ another ‘In the stomach’ etc.

Although digestion begins in the mouth by the action of chewing and through the chemical activities of the saliva, but nutrients are absorbed from inside of the small intestine into the blood system and carried to the sites in the body where there are needed.

The stomach is like an industrial mixer, food processor or meeting point, where every swallowed food is churned and mixed through a process of contraction before it is acceptable by the small intestine. In actual fact, it is only in the small intestine that the liver secretes bile. Bile breaks fats which enzymes in the small intestine can act upon.

It is also in the small intestine that pancreas juice break down sugar and starches into simple sugars, fats into fatty acids and glycerol, and protein into amino acids and complex sugar into nutrients that the intestine absorbs. It is only in the small intestine that tiny vessels allow nutrients produced, to travel to the cells of the body and blood stream. It is only through the white blood cells that the human system can be immune. And fruits, being an excellent source of the fiber needed for a healthy digestive system, plays a great role in boosting the human immune system faster, helps bones grow and keeps skin healthy.

In other words, food scientists or nutritionists, recommends we eat organic-juicy fruits (combine acidic and non-acidic fruits), first thing in the morning before breakfast. Why? So that the fruits can find its way into the small intestine, where it is appropriately digested and broken down for our full health benefits without any inhibition. Any fruit eaten after meal, can never give you the full health benefits. What such fruit does is only to aid metabolism or speed-up the process of digestion of that food. We shall broaden this topic in our next posting. Just follow us.

The GREEN-HEALTH Initiative is to bring satisfying health solutions , as our contribution to a world, where junk foods have become  a lifestyle. We are not just producing Natural Health Food Drinks and Herbal Beverages that guarantee good health to humans, but to educate our consumers to take charge of their health.

How to cite this article: Stephen, Anthony: “Where does fruit digest in the body system?” GREEN HEALTHNG (2013)