Nutrients are truly inside the body when they are
a. swallowed.
b. digested.
c. absorbed.
d. metabolized.
C
Nutrients need to be absorbed to be truly inside the body. When they are swallowed and even when they are digested, they are inside the gastrointestinal tract, but have not crossed through the walls to enter the body. Metabolism occurs after nutrients are absorbed and part of the body.
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