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why are carbohydrates proteins fats and oil digested but water minerals and vitamins not digested in the body?
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why are carbohydrates proteins fats and oil digested but water minerals and vitamins not digested in the body?

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Carbohydrates, proteins, and fats are digested in the intestine, where they are broken down into their basic units: Carbohydrates into sugars. Proteins into amino acids. Fats into fatty acids and glycerol.
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