What happens in the intestine is that food gets broken down into constituent molecules, some of those molecules are absorbed into our bodies.

在肠道中,食物必须分解成基本的组成分子,其中一些分子才能被我们的身体吸收

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And so the food is a broader constituent of what we consume; the nutrient will be the pieces of the food that affect bodily function.

所以食物的概念要比吃的东西更加广泛,食物中的营养素影响着我们的人体机能

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