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Non-Communicable Diseases, Emergency Care and Mental Health

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Diagram showing how food is broken down into smaller units
Figure 2.4  Diagram showing how food is broken down into smaller units and then absorbed through the wall of the small intestine and into the blood. (Source: The Open University, 2006, Living with Diabetes, Figure 2.3)

 2.3  Digestion of the main food groups