Nutrients are considered to have become part of the body only once they have

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Nutrients are considered to be truly inside the body once they have been absorbed from the intestines through the microvilli cells.When food is in the mouth or swallowed,it is still "outside" the body in that the nutrients are not available for metabolism and storage.Stored nutrients are inside the body,but that is not the point at which they are first considered to be inside.

Nutrients Are Considered to Have Become Part of the Body