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Digestive system

where does digestion begin?

bbygx Mon 06/10/08 10:21

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fo3nix
Mon 06/10/08
10:39

In your mouth: enzymes and chewing.

heathfield
Tue 07/10/08
10:39

To expand on Fo3nix's answer, the enzymes are in the saliva. See here.

peanut273
Thurs 23/10/08
02:49

Starts in the mouth when you chew, Saliva glands produce amylase (converting starch to maltose)

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