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1800 Vevey
Switzerland
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The digestive tract transforms food into nutrients.
Some examples of food: apples, bread, eggs, yoghurt, tomatoes.
Some examples of nutrients: carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins and minerals.
Some nutrients can be directly absorbed by the body. This is true of simple carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, small peptides and amino acids.
Others are more complex and need to be transformed. This is true for: