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When you eat food, where does digestion begin do physical and chemical changes happen in mouth how?

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The process of digestion begins in the mouth with the intake of food. The teeth play an important role in masticating (chewing) or physically breaking food into smaller particles. The enzymes present in saliva also begin to chemically break down food.

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